solar system Crossword Puzzles
Telescopes 2015-11-30
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- Italian astronomer that said that Copernicus was CORRECT and the Earth did orbit the Sun
- Make an object look bigger
- Word for light rays joining
- Distance between the lens and the image made
- Theory that the Sun is at the centre of our solar system
- Light bouncing off a surface such as a mirror
- The planet we live on
- Lens on a telescope that magnifies an image
- Piece of equipment used by astronomers to look into Space
- Light changing direction as it passes from one material to another
- Very shiny object that reflects light very well
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- Type of lens that makes light rays converge (make the light rays come together)
- Proof that a theory is correct
- This is where light passes from one material into another
- Lens on a telescope that collects light from a distant object
- Polish astronomer who first used measurements to prove that the Earth orbited the Sun
- Made of rock and they orbit planets
- Theory that the Earth is at the centre of our solar system
- Type of image made from where the light APPEARS to have come from and converged
- Type of lens that makes light rays diverge (go away from each other)
- Made of gas or rock, they orbit a Sun and we live on one called Earth
- Piece of glass used to refract light
- Ancient Greek astronomer who used measurements to say that the planets in our solar system orbited the Earth
- A star that planets orbit
- Type of image made when light rays converge, the image is upside down
25 Clues: The planet we live on • A star that planets orbit • Make an object look bigger • Word for light rays joining • Proof that a theory is correct • Made of rock and they orbit planets • Piece of glass used to refract light • Lens on a telescope that magnifies an image • Distance between the lens and the image made • Light bouncing off a surface such as a mirror • ...
Enlightenment 2021-09-23
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- Believed that all people are born free and equal and the three natural rights life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- Explained gravity
- Believed that capital punishment should be abolished and the degree of punishment depends on the crime.
- Believed that women should have more rights including the same education as men
- Believed that government was necessary to keep order
- Parties where people met to discuss new ideas
- The people who presented new ways of thinking during the Enlightenment
- An art style categorized by dull colors and strong lines
- The idea that the earth was the center of the solar system
- The idea of testing theories
- Created checks and balances and believed in equal power in all of the branches of government.
- Mathematically proved that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical revolutions
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- Discovered how volume, pressure and temperature of gas all affect each other
- The idea that the sun was the center of the solar system
- A person who rules with absolute power.
- Created the microscope and discovered bacteria and red blood cells
- An agreement between the ruled and the rulers
- An art style categorized by soft lines and colors
- Ushered people to believe in the scientific method
- Used the telescope to discover that planets are not pure
- Created analytic geometry to help the scientific method
- Theorized that the sun was the center of the solar system
- Believed everyone should have tolerance, freedom of speech, and religion
- Believed in democracy, individual rights and that people created a society in government for control
- Created the worlds first vaccine
25 Clues: Explained gravity • The idea of testing theories • Created the worlds first vaccine • A person who rules with absolute power. • An agreement between the ruled and the rulers • Parties where people met to discuss new ideas • An art style categorized by soft lines and colors • Ushered people to believe in the scientific method • ...
Moons of Saturn 2023-02-17
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- natural satellite in the Solar System.
- Atmosphere of titan is……..
- fifth largest moon.
- the only known object in space other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.
- an Earth-like hydrological cycle of methane clouds, rain, and liquid flowing across the surface to fill lakes and seas.
- active moon that hides a global ocean of liquid salty water beneath its crust.
- Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered Saturn's fifth-largest moon on March 11, 1684.
- moon of Saturn (19th largest in the Solar System).
- have significant amounts of phosphorus in its ocean.
- matter from the cloud of gas and dust left over from our sun's formation.
- moon is 4.56 billion years old.
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- cratered and contains cracks caused by faults in the ice.
- that it is composed almost entirely of water-ice.
- British astronomer William Herschel spotted a moon orbiting Saturn on 28 August 1789.
- planet’s mass is composed mainly of water in the form of ice and rocky material.
- than the planet mercury. (Larger/Smaller)
- mission and became the first spacecraft to land on Titan.
- Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Saturn's largest moon, on March 25, 1655.
- atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen like Earth's but with a surface pressure 50 percent higher than Earth's.
- carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
- surface temperature is extremely cold, about minus 330 degrees Fahrenheit
- day on This moon is equal to 1.37 Earth days, or one day, 8 hours, and 53 minutes.
- covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the most reflective bodies of the Solar System.
- no magnetic field.
- Noted feature of the moon tethys (Two Words)
- is about 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter, about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon.
26 Clues: no magnetic field. • fifth largest moon. • Atmosphere of titan is…….. • moon is 4.56 billion years old. • natural satellite in the Solar System. • carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. • than the planet mercury. (Larger/Smaller) • Noted feature of the moon tethys (Two Words) • that it is composed almost entirely of water-ice. • ...
Science Vocabulary Terms 2023-08-28
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- Science that deals with the earth's physical structures/substances
- A planet not in our solar system
- Our home planet
- Never-ending
- The existence of humans/animals etc.
- When an object turns on its axis
- How it feels outside
- When an object in space blocks another from view
- Whatever enters this will disappear
- Electric
- First planet found using a telescope
- Has 8 planets in it
- Was once a planet in our solar system
- Big bright rock in the night sky
- Process of learning about the natural world through observation & experimentation
- A remarkable, unexplainable event
- Strength or energy
- Gets launched into space
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- Also known as a minor planet, are icy, metallic, or rocky
- Scientific prediction
- All of space & everything in it
- There is none of this in space
- What keeps us from floating into space
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- Name of a rocket
- Way The galaxy Earth is in
- An idea that can be tested
- To explore
- Heat, cold, rain, snow
- Includes 6 steps
- Billions of stars creates this
- Transfers energy from one location to another
- The name of our moon
- Moon has many of these
- Gas planet
- How heavy something is
- Planet with rings
- Known as the "red" planet
- We have 8 of these in our solar system
- Smallest planet
- Something in the stars
- Where we see stars, moons, & planets
- The study of weather
- There are billions of these
- Livable for species
- A fake planet
- Planet that shares a name of a roman God
- The study of everything in the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
- The biggest star we see
49 Clues: Electric • To explore • Gas planet • Never-ending • A fake planet • Our home planet • Smallest planet • Name of a rocket • Includes 6 steps • Planet with rings • Strength or energy • Has 8 planets in it • Livable for species • How it feels outside • The name of our moon • The study of weather • Scientific prediction • Heat, cold, rain, snow • Moon has many of these • How heavy something is • ...
Cosmic Discoveries: An Astronomical Crossword Adventure 2024-11-10
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- Rapidly spinning neutron star emitting beams of radiation
- Icy body from outer solar system, creates a glowing tail
- Force that attracts objects toward one another in space
- Darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
- Shift in light wavelength, indicating an object moving away
- Natural light display near polar regions, often green or red
- Instrument for observing distant objects in space
- Group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
- Point in the sky directly above an observer
- Streak of light from a small space rock burning in the atmosphere
- Rocky object, smaller than planets, often found in a belt
- Cloud of gas and dust, birthplace of stars
- Vast collection of stars, gas, and dust bound by gravity
- Time when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point
- When one celestial body blocks the light of another
- Object that orbits a planet, can be natural or artificial
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- Another term for the universe, all of space and time
- Path taken by a celestial object around a star or planet
- Type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field
- Unseen mass thought to make up much of the universe
- Extremely luminous object powered by a supermassive black hole
- Depression on a planet or moon surface, often from an impact
- Related to the sky or space beyond Earth's atmosphere
- Outer atmosphere of the Sun, visible during an eclipse
- Particle representing a quantum of light
- Stellar explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life
- Planet outside our solar system orbiting another star
- Point when day and night are of equal length
- Body orbiting a star, like Earth in the solar system
- Range of wavelengths of light from an astronomical object
30 Clues: Particle representing a quantum of light • Darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse • Cloud of gas and dust, birthplace of stars • Point in the sky directly above an observer • Point when day and night are of equal length • Group of stars forming a recognizable pattern • Instrument for observing distant objects in space • ...
Unit 4 Active Review 2026-01-12
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- nebula gases pull together but not dense or hot enough for fusion
- Jovian planets are massive but have ______.
- infant stage of star life; made of gas and dust
- an abundance of these supports a relatively younger universe
- terrestrial planets have _____ but are not massive
- implosion to explosion event of an older massive star
- older star fusing helium to carbon; outer shell expands and star cools
- the outward force that expands a star's size
- gas giant plantets such as Jupiter and Saturn
- leftover after space debris successfully impacts a planet's surface
- older theory of an unchanging universe
- the "echo" of the big bang
- galaxies moving away from each other supports space itself expanding
- gases left behind from the remnant of a red giant star; often surround whit dwarf
- more massive older star fusing helium to much heavier elements
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- infinitely dense core left after supernova event; gravity warps space-time
- icy remnants of solar system formation; have highly elliptical orbits
- largest remnants of solar system formation or left after planetary collisions
- older star made entirely of the older dense carbon core from red giant
- rocky plantets such as Earth
- modern accepted theory of a younger, expanding universe
- less massive planet that lacks gravitational control of nearby objects
- smallest rocky remnants of solar system formation
- mature star actively fusing hydrogen to helium; gravity balanced by force of fusion
- gas that all stars begin as; the mass will determine path of star's life
- forms when small debris enters and burns in a planet's atmosphere
- extremely dense core of once massive star left after supernova event
- the inward force that hold stars together or makes them denser in old age
28 Clues: the "echo" of the big bang • rocky plantets such as Earth • older theory of an unchanging universe • Jovian planets are massive but have ______. • the outward force that expands a star's size • gas giant plantets such as Jupiter and Saturn • infant stage of star life; made of gas and dust • smallest rocky remnants of solar system formation • ...
8th Grade Science 2026-05-15
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- pH less than 7
- Color of hottest stars.
- Process plants use to make their own food.
- The amount of space that an object takes up.
- The daily rise and fall of ocean water levels.
- Model of our Solar System where the Sun is at the center.
- When substances react to create a brand new substance.
- A subatomic particle with a positive charge inside an atom.
- Celestial body that orbits a star.
- The amount of light energy actually produced by a star.
- Variable in an experiment that is tested/changed.
- Collection of billions of stars held together by gravity.
- Collection of dust & gas that goes on to form a solar system.
- How cells turn food to usable energy.
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- Process of burning fossil fuels - seen in Carbon Cycle.
- Multiple trials by the same researcher.
- Celestial body that orbits a planet.
- Variable in an experiment that is measured as the outcome.
- How bright a star appears based on its distance from Earth.
- Vertical column of elements that share similar properties.
- Other scientists recreate an experiment.
- Looping eruption of plasma from the surface of Sun.
- When one space object blocks light from another.
- Force of attraction between objects that depends on their masses & distance between them.
- Mass/Volume
- The amount of matter in an object.
- The tiny building block that makes up all matter.
- Two or more different elements chemically joined together.
- Caused by Earth's tilted axis & revolution around the Sun.
- A moon shape that is more than half full.
- Unit of measurement used for distances within our Solar System.
31 Clues: Mass/Volume • pH less than 7 • Color of hottest stars. • The amount of matter in an object. • Celestial body that orbits a star. • Celestial body that orbits a planet. • How cells turn food to usable energy. • Multiple trials by the same researcher. • Other scientists recreate an experiment. • A moon shape that is more than half full. • ...
teztz 2022-10-10
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- the center of a planet
- the phase of water needed to find life
- a planet of the Solar system where there is no atmosphere because it is too small
- the force that holds the gases around a planet
- the number of planets in the Solar system
- the name of the planet that are rocky, like Earth
- the position of the habitable zone depends on the … of the star
- all the galaxies
- where we could find life
- a planet very close to the habitable zone of the Sun
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- the planet farther from the Sun
- the name of our galaxy
- the name of our star
- the phase of water depends on temperature and …
- Pluto is not really a planet, it’s a … planet
- without it, there is no pressure so no liquid water on a planet
- the Earth’s atmosphere is protected by a … shield
17 Clues: all the galaxies • the name of our star • the center of a planet • the name of our galaxy • where we could find life • the planet farther from the Sun • the phase of water needed to find life • the number of planets in the Solar system • Pluto is not really a planet, it’s a … planet • the force that holds the gases around a planet • ...
Earth and Space 2016-03-20
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- Earths spinning in space
- a ball of rock and frozen gases
- the first person to study the night sky using a telescope
- an imaginary line through Earth
- Earth is divided into theses halves
- a large round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit
- Earth does this around the sun once a year
- zone the region of space where the temperature range allows life to thrive
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- the path that an object takes around another object in space
- a group of stars that seems to form a picture in the night sky
- phases a change in the appearance of the moon's shape
- an object that moves around another larger object in space
- the largest planet in the solar system
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- made of rock and metal
- a time of year with a particular type of weather
- a force that pulls objects toward each other
17 Clues: made of rock and metal • Earths spinning in space • a ball of rock and frozen gases • an imaginary line through Earth • Earth is divided into theses halves • the largest planet in the solar system • the smallest planet in our solar system • Earth does this around the sun once a year • a force that pulls objects toward each other • ...
Earth and Space 2016-03-20
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- a large round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit
- phases a change in the appearance of the moon's shape
- Earths spinning in space
- the largest planet in the solar system
- Earth does this around the sun once a year
- made of rock and metal
- a group of stars that seems to form a picture in the night sky
- an object that moves around another larger object in space
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- the first person to study the night sky using a telescope
- a ball of rock and frozen gases
- a time of year with a particular type of weather
- the path that an object takes around another object in space
- a force that pulls objects toward each other
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- Earth is divided into theses halves
- zone the region of space where the temperature range allows life to thrive
- an imaginary line through Earth
17 Clues: made of rock and metal • Earths spinning in space • a ball of rock and frozen gases • an imaginary line through Earth • Earth is divided into theses halves • the largest planet in the solar system • the smallest planet in our solar system • Earth does this around the sun once a year • a force that pulls objects toward each other • ...
Year 7 - Space 2021-01-21
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- The different shapes the Moon appears to be are call the ................. of the Moon
- The number of stars in our Solar System
- When the Moon is fully lit we call this a .......... .............
- When the Moon is becoming less lit up night after night, we say that it is ..............
- The season with longest hours of daylight
- The path of the Earth around the Sun
- When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun there is a .............. eclipse
- When the Moon is becoming more lit up night after night, we say that it is ..............
- When it is winter in Australia the southern hemisphere is tilted ..............from the sun
- Lasts 365.25 days on Earth
- We can see the Moon because it reflects light from the .................
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- When an object blocks light, a ............... is made
- These orbit stars other than our Sun. We are finding more all the time.
- When we cannot see any part of the moon lit up we call it a ........ ..........
- When the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon there is a ............. eclipse
- Eighth planet in our solar system
- Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two hemispheres
- When it is Summer in England, the Northern hemisphere is tilted .............the Sun
18 Clues: Lasts 365.25 days on Earth • Eighth planet in our solar system • The path of the Earth around the Sun • The number of stars in our Solar System • The season with longest hours of daylight • When an object blocks light, a ............... is made • Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two hemispheres • When the Moon is fully lit we call this a .......... ............. • ...
Solar system 2024-11-13
6 Clues: has no moons • The second largest planet • system “our space neighborhood” • named after the Roman God Of War • hottest planet in the solar system • largest planet in the solar system
SPACE 2020-07-08
6 Clues: Has 14 moons. • Hot glowing gas. • Sixth Planet from the sun. • Densest planet in our solar system. • Smallest planet in our solar system. • The largest planet in our solar system.
Enlightenment- Lilly W. and Sophia P. 2023-02-21
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- Sun is the center of the solar system
- Philosophe who believed women deserve an education
- Parties where people met and discussed new ideas
- Philosophe who believed in freedom of speech and religion, insulted governments in writings
- Scientist who made the smallpox vaccine
- Philosophe who believed no government would lead to war, Social Contract
- Scientist who used a microscope to look at bacteria.
- Philosophe who come up with checks and balances
- Earth is the center of the solar system
- Scientist who came up with modern chemistry
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- Scientist who helped develop the scientific method
- Scientist who helped develop the scientific method
- Scientists who said the planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits
- Scientist who used a telescope to look at space
- Scientist who came up with the Heliocentric theory
- Philosophe who said Life, Liberty, and Property" Social Contract
- To know something one didn't before
- Scientist who created the laws of gravity
- Philosophe that believed laws exist to preserve order.
- Person who rules with absolute power
20 Clues: To know something one didn't before • Person who rules with absolute power • Sun is the center of the solar system • Scientist who made the smallpox vaccine • Earth is the center of the solar system • Scientist who created the laws of gravity • Scientist who came up with modern chemistry • Scientist who used a telescope to look at space • ...
Stellar World Challenge 2024-01-10
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- Balls of dust and ice that orbit the Sun.
- Consists of the Sun, 8 planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids
- The Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
- How old is the universe
- Everything in the universe including stars and galaxies
- Enormous spheres of gas. Can vary in color, size, and brightness
- Everything that exists in space
- Large, spherical celestial bodies. There are 8 in our Solar System
- When the Earth spins on its own axis.
- Objects that orbit around a planet. The moon is one.
- When a planet or moon blocks the Sun’s light.
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- Changes in the Moon’s appearance from Earth.
- Small celestial bodies that orbit stars.
- Where the solar system is located.
- When the Earth orbits around the Sun.
- Groups of millions of stars, planets, gas clouds, and rock fragments. Can be elliptical, spiral, or irregular.
- The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
- Star that provides heat and light to Earth.
- Large rocks that orbit the Earth.
19 Clues: How old is the universe • Everything that exists in space • Large rocks that orbit the Earth. • Where the solar system is located. • When the Earth orbits around the Sun. • When the Earth spins on its own axis. • Small celestial bodies that orbit stars. • Balls of dust and ice that orbit the Sun. • The Earth is between the Moon and the Sun • ...
Week 31 - Tides, Gravity, and Eclipses 2021-03-29
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- a ___ eclipse can only occur during the full moon
- the brightest phase of the lunar cycle (2 words)
- how many high and low tides we have each day
- our solar system in located in the ____ galaxy (2 words)
- the tide with the smallest difference between high and low tides (2 words)
- the type of eclipse that happens when the alignment is sun/moon/earth (2 words)
- the smallest area of an eclipse, where the most complete eclipse occurs
- the ___ tide can only occur during the full and new moon phase
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- the larger area of an eclipse, where a partial eclipse occurs
- the closer a planet is to the sun the ___ its orbit
- gravity causes the planets to ___ the sun
- the type of eclipse that happens when the alignment is sun/earth/moon (2 words)
- the farther away a planet is from the sun the ___ its orbit
- the ___ tide can only occur during the first quarter and last quarter moon phase
- the ___ between the Earth and the moon can affect the timing of eclipses
- the driving force between most everything that happens in our solar system
- the tide with the largest difference between high and low tides (2 words)
- a solar eclipse can only occur during which phase of the moon cycle? (2 words)
18 Clues: gravity causes the planets to ___ the sun • how many high and low tides we have each day • the brightest phase of the lunar cycle (2 words) • a ___ eclipse can only occur during the full moon • the closer a planet is to the sun the ___ its orbit • our solar system in located in the ____ galaxy (2 words) • the farther away a planet is from the sun the ___ its orbit • ...
MCV4U Unit 1 Vocabulary 2026-02-20
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- Not-quite-spherical moon of Neptune
- What the I stands for in IROC
- when the limit value agrees with the point itself
- The largest mooon in the solar system
- The second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system
- a line whose slope is the average rate of change
- A chaotic, non-spherical moon of Saturn
- a line whose slope is the IROC at a point
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- a vertical asymptote is this type of discontinuity
- The largest and most well known dwarf planet
- (a+b) and (a-b) are examples of this
- The 4th largest dwarf planet (it has a moon with no name!)
- Saturn's fifth largest moon (cute little ball of ice)
- Saturn's largest moon
- The 2nd largest of Jupiter's moons
- One of Saturn's moons, famous for resembling the Death Star
- The 2nd largest of the moons of Uranus
17 Clues: Saturn's largest moon • What the I stands for in IROC • The 2nd largest of Jupiter's moons • Not-quite-spherical moon of Neptune • (a+b) and (a-b) are examples of this • The largest mooon in the solar system • The 2nd largest of the moons of Uranus • A chaotic, non-spherical moon of Saturn • a line whose slope is the IROC at a point • ...
The planets in our Solar System 2016-08-17
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- This large rock orbits the Earth
- This planet is closest to the Sun
- This is called the red planet
- This planet is the biggest gas giant in our Solar System
- This planet spins on it's side
- This planet has a magnetic field
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- This planet looks like a star from Earth
- This is the zone where everything is just right
- This mountain is the tallest in our Solar System
- This planet has super strong winds that change its appearance
- This is the type of planet we call Pluto
- This planet would float in water
12 Clues: This is called the red planet • This planet spins on it's side • This large rock orbits the Earth • This planet would float in water • This planet has a magnetic field • This planet is closest to the Sun • This planet looks like a star from Earth • This is the type of planet we call Pluto • This is the zone where everything is just right • ...
The Earth and space 2025-05-21
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- The separating movement of two tectonic plates
- Which is the biggest planet in the Solar system?
- Name of our galaxy
- What type of space object is the Sun called?
- The layer of the Earth that we live in
- How many planets are their in our Solar system?
- What is the Earth's natural satellite?
- The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth
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- What type of object is Pluto called?
- After a giant star collapses, it turns into this object.
- The magma layer of the Earth
- What type of planet is the Earth, Mars and Venus?
12 Clues: Name of our galaxy • The magma layer of the Earth • What type of object is Pluto called? • The layer of the Earth that we live in • What is the Earth's natural satellite? • What type of space object is the Sun called? • The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth • The separating movement of two tectonic plates • How many planets are their in our Solar system? • ...
Astronomy 2026-01-27
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- How would you refer to the four largest planets (3, 6)
- An outer part of the solar system filled with icy objects (4, 5)
- The number of days in a normal year
- The moon causes these in the water (5)
- The process in the core of the sun (6)
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- The thing between mars and Jupiter (8, 4)
- Ex-planet (5)
- The force holding the solar system together (7)
- When the moon covers up the sun (5, 7)
- Largest planet (7)
- The moon goes through these (6)
- The moon is made of this (6)
12 Clues: Ex-planet (5) • Largest planet (7) • The moon is made of this (6) • The moon goes through these (6) • The number of days in a normal year • When the moon covers up the sun (5, 7) • The moon causes these in the water (5) • The process in the core of the sun (6) • The thing between mars and Jupiter (8, 4) • The force holding the solar system together (7) • ...
week8551 2014-12-08
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- Largest star in the Solar System.
- The planet closest to the sun.
- Today's scientists do not call this a planet any longer.
- Made of rock and metals.
- The wind on the planet can reach 2000 km per hour.
- Considered Earth's sister planet.
- Also called the red planet.
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- BELT The region between the inner and outer planets.
- The largest planet in the Solar System.
- Made of ice, rock, and hydrocarbons.
- The only planet with visible rings.
- You can see the color blue in the atmosphere of the planet.
- Will go through eight different phases in a month. EARTH—The third planet from the sun.
13 Clues: Made of rock and metals. • Also called the red planet. • The planet closest to the sun. • Largest star in the Solar System. • Considered Earth's sister planet. • The only planet with visible rings. • Made of ice, rock, and hydrocarbons. • The largest planet in the Solar System. • The wind on the planet can reach 2000 km per hour. • ...
Forces 2023-03-17
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- The type of friction when an object goes through air or a liquid
- The effect of gravity on a mass
- A force of attraction between two objects that is due to their masses
- The number of laws of Isaac Newton
- The largest object in our solar system
- A unit of force
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- The largest planet in our solar system
- The type of friction when two surfaces move past each other
- A force that opposes motion
- A push or a pull
- The amount of matter in an object
- The type of friction when an object rolls over a surface
12 Clues: A unit of force • A push or a pull • A force that opposes motion • The effect of gravity on a mass • The amount of matter in an object • The number of laws of Isaac Newton • The largest planet in our solar system • The largest object in our solar system • The type of friction when an object rolls over a surface • The type of friction when two surfaces move past each other • ...
Intro Planet Unit Crossword 2025-05-02
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- planet with the largest volcano in our Solar System
- planet that resembles the Earth's moon
- planet is tilted and rings run north to south
- huge collection of stars
- largest planet in our Solar System
- made of gas, dust, ice and orbiting the sun
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- this planet would float in a bathtub
- planet that rotates the opposite way of the Earth
- large ball of gas with a core so hot nuclear fusion occurs
- million of small, rocky objects orbiting the sun
- the "Great Dark Spot" is a big storm on this planet
- only planet with documented life
12 Clues: huge collection of stars • only planet with documented life • largest planet in our Solar System • this planet would float in a bathtub • planet that resembles the Earth's moon • made of gas, dust, ice and orbiting the sun • planet is tilted and rings run north to south • million of small, rocky objects orbiting the sun • planet that rotates the opposite way of the Earth • ...
Rosa's Crossword II: Weather & Space 2025-01-20
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- the star at the center of our solar system
- clumps of water vapor in the sky
- a space rock that crashes into the earth
- after a big rainstorm this colorful thing might appear in the sky
- a person who studies the natural world
- the space rock that goes around our planet
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- frozen water falling from the sky
- Fill in the blank: solar ______
- the planet we live on
- water that falls from the sky
- electricity that travels from clouds to the ground, usually during storms
- weather when the air is moving around a lot
12 Clues: the planet we live on • water that falls from the sky • Fill in the blank: solar ______ • clumps of water vapor in the sky • frozen water falling from the sky • a person who studies the natural world • a space rock that crashes into the earth • the star at the center of our solar system • the space rock that goes around our planet • ...
Space and Matter 2023-01-30
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- large group of stars and dust held together by gravity
- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy
- A collection of planets
- representing the earth as the centre
- Eight planet in the solar system
- A huge spiral galaxy
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- huge explosion in Universe
- First person to step on Moon
- model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe
- the study of space and Matter
- Gas Giant Planet in our solar system
- Force that pulls an object toward earth
12 Clues: A huge spiral galaxy • A collection of planets • huge explosion in Universe • First person to step on Moon • the study of space and Matter • Eight planet in the solar system • representing the earth as the centre • Gas Giant Planet in our solar system • Force that pulls an object toward earth • large group of stars and dust held together by gravity • ...
Easter Egg Hunt #4 2022-04-13
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- How many hearts does an octopus have?
- What force stops humans from floating into space?
- What is the largest planet in the solar system?
- What is the largest organ in the human body?
- What essential gas allows us to breathe?
- Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?
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- What is the largest known land animal?
- What are a group of lions called?
- What is to closest planet to the sun?
- What are clouds made of?
- How many planets are in our solar system?
- What is the solid version of water?
12 Clues: What are clouds made of? • What are a group of lions called? • What is the solid version of water? • What is to closest planet to the sun? • How many hearts does an octopus have? • What is the largest known land animal? • What essential gas allows us to breathe? • How many planets are in our solar system? • What is the largest organ in the human body? • ...
The Milky Way 2022-06-13
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- what is jupiter's nickname?
- who was the first man on the moon?
- what is the biggest planet?
- what is the hottest planet?
- how long does it take mercury to orbit the sun in days?
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- how far is the earth tilted on its axis in degrees?
- what is the biggest star?
- what two things were formed around 4.6 billion years ago?
- what is the smallest planet in our solar system?
- how many planets are in our solar system?
- how many times larger is the sun than the earth?
- which two planets do not have any moons?
12 Clues: what is the biggest star? • what is jupiter's nickname? • what is the biggest planet? • what is the hottest planet? • who was the first man on the moon? • which two planets do not have any moons? • how many planets are in our solar system? • what is the smallest planet in our solar system? • how many times larger is the sun than the earth? • ...
Observing Planetary Objects 2023-11-03
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- waves of electromagnetic energy that people can see
- to make something appear larger
- everything that exists in, on, and around Earth
- light ____ : the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year, about 6 trillion miles
- a state of matter without defined volume or shape
- an instrument used to observe objects that are far away
- to do with the moon
- be able to
- ______ system: our solar system
- a group of solar systems, dust, and gas held together by gravity
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- the chemical element consisting of one proton and electron
- ____ model: an exact copy of dimensions/proportions
- having to do with the eye or lenses
- an interstellar cloud made up of hydrogen gas, plasma, helium gas, and dust
- the metric temperature scale
- the transfer of thermal energy
- - occurring in phases, repeating
- a massive ball of gas in outer space that gives off heat, light, and other forms of radiation
- any star around which planets revolve
19 Clues: be able to • to do with the moon • the metric temperature scale • the transfer of thermal energy • to make something appear larger • ______ system: our solar system • - occurring in phases, repeating • having to do with the eye or lenses • any star around which planets revolve • everything that exists in, on, and around Earth • a state of matter without defined volume or shape • ...
Astronomy Review: The Sun 2025-02-12
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- When solar flares disrupt the ionosphere, cutting off long-distance radio communication.
- A continuous outflow of charged particles from the Sun that shapes planetary magnetospheres.
- Explosive releases of energy from tangled magnetic fields, disrupting satellites and power grids.
- The phenomenon where different latitudes of the Sun rotate at different speeds, twisting its magnetic field.
- A surge of high-energy particles from the Sun that can endanger astronauts and satellites.
- A thin atmospheric layer that glows red during solar eclipses but remains hidden otherwise.
- Massive solar eruptions hurling charged particles into space, capable of triggering geomagnetic storms.
- The Sun’s ghostly halo, mysteriously hotter than its surface and visible only during a total eclipse.
- A turbulent region where hot plasma rises and cooler plasma sinks in a never-ending cycle.
- Earth’s protective shield, deflecting harmful solar radiation and preventing atmospheric erosion.
- The vast, tenuous region between stars, containing gas, dust, and cosmic rays beyond the heliosphere.
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- The process of smashing atomic nuclei together to unleash vast amounts of energy, powering stars.
- An 11-year pattern of waxing and waning solar activity, marked by fluctuating sunspot numbers.
- A region where photons play an endless game of "pass the energy," taking thousands of years to escape.
- The peak of the solar cycle, when sunspots and flares are at their most intense.
- Energy traveling in waves, from radio signals to X-rays, all emitted by the Sun.
- The study of the Sun’s vibrations, helping scientists understand its inner workings.
- Tiny, nearly massless particles streaming from the Sun, passing through matter unnoticed.
- Temporary dark regions on the Sun that appear cooler but indicate intense magnetic activity.
- The vast, bubble-like region dominated by the Sun’s influence, shielding the solar system from interstellar space.
- A temporary disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by intense solar activity.
- The Sun’s visible "surface," though it’s not solid, and the source of most sunlight.
- The dominant fusion process in the Sun, converting hydrogen into helium with energy release.
- The Sun’s powerhouse where atoms collide under extreme pressure, generating immense energy.
- The fourth state of matter, consisting of superheated, electrically charged gas found in the Sun and stars.
- A technique that breaks light into its components, revealing the Sun’s composition and activity.
- Nature’s neon lights, created when solar particles collide with Earth’s atmosphere at high latitudes.
- Gaps in the Sun’s outer atmosphere where the solar wind escapes at high speeds.
- A lull in the Sun’s activity, with fewer sunspots and reduced solar storms.
- Loops of plasma that extend from the Sun’s surface, often lingering for days before collapsing.
30 Clues: A lull in the Sun’s activity, with fewer sunspots and reduced solar storms. • Gaps in the Sun’s outer atmosphere where the solar wind escapes at high speeds. • The peak of the solar cycle, when sunspots and flares are at their most intense. • Energy traveling in waves, from radio signals to X-rays, all emitted by the Sun. • ...
History Review 2022-01-07
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- a political system in wich a counties trade is controlled by private owners rather than the state
- a code containing 5000 roman laws and how to interpret them
- A pardon sold by the church
- a system of trading in which a country pays for its imports to 1 country with its exports to another
- a mand of mixed Spanish and indigenous race
- a complex set of ideals demanding that knights must fight bravely in defense of their masters
- the most celebrate document in European history
- the belief that god has known from the beginning who will get into heaven.
- a group of bishops and cardinals
- A religion taught by john calvin on predestination
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- an era created by gradual decline of the roman empire 500 to 1500
- a belief representing the sun at the middle of the solar system
- a belief representing the earth in the middle of the solar system
- Giving a percentage of your income to the church
- religious images used by Christians to aid devotions. viewed as idol worship
15 Clues: A pardon sold by the church • a group of bishops and cardinals • a mand of mixed Spanish and indigenous race • the most celebrate document in European history • Giving a percentage of your income to the church • A religion taught by john calvin on predestination • a code containing 5000 roman laws and how to interpret them • ...
Crossword for Lesson Plan#4 2018-04-04
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- Usually with metal inside, a “guide for electricity”
- Power that provides light and heat or to run devices.
- An electromotive force measured in volts
- A word which means indefinitely reliable
- A container with cells, in which electricity might be stored for using in the future
- The blowing air
- The strength of an electricity, measured in amperes
- We live on this planet
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- A big system of solar panels
- Something for consuming the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity
- Fuel used for engines
- That kind of energy does not produce emissions while generating electricity
- Dark space between the sun's rays and a surface
- Liquid that forms rivers, lakes, seas
- The biggest star in the Solar system around which all the planets orbits
- The quality of being hot
16 Clues: The blowing air • Fuel used for engines • We live on this planet • The quality of being hot • A big system of solar panels • Liquid that forms rivers, lakes, seas • An electromotive force measured in volts • A word which means indefinitely reliable • Dark space between the sun's rays and a surface • The strength of an electricity, measured in amperes • ...
How well do you know jupiter? 2024-03-11
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- Jupiter is often referred to as a ____ star.
- What causes the storm that makes up the great red spot.
- Jupiter is the _____ planet in the solar system.
- Jupiter has the strongest _____ field in the solar system.
- 1,321 of what planet could fit inside of Jupiter?
- What is the great red spot?
- Jupiter lacks the size and ______ to become a star.
- What color does Jupiters south pole appear to be?
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- Jupiter is the most _______ planet when using a simple telescope.
- Jupiter is associated with which greek god.
- Jupiter is classified as what kind of planet? Hint: terrestrial.
- What is the most recent spacecraft that is observing Jupiter?
- Jupiter was the _____ planet to begin forming.
- There are four layers to Jupiters ______.
- What is Jupiter mainly composed of?
- Jupiter has 95 _____.
16 Clues: Jupiter has 95 _____. • What is the great red spot? • What is Jupiter mainly composed of? • There are four layers to Jupiters ______. • Jupiter is associated with which greek god. • Jupiter is often referred to as a ____ star. • Jupiter was the _____ planet to begin forming. • Jupiter is the _____ planet in the solar system. • ...
Areography 2025-06-06
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- The Spirit rover landed near here.
- A plain northwest of Elysium, and the landing site of China's Zhurong rover in 2021.
- A smooth plain northeast of Olympus Mons.
- A large lowland region that encircles Mars's northern icecap.
- A plain between the landing sites of Curiosity and Perseverance.
- The largest volcano in the solar system.
- The location of the Perseverance landing site.
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- Sojourner landed in Ares Vallis, which is thought to be an old river bed that flows into this region.
- A plain region located between the Elysium and Tharsis volcanic areas.
- The Opportunity rover landed here.
- The largest canyon in the solar system.
- A plateau southeast of four great volcanos.
- Three nearby volcanoes.
- Southwest of four great volcanoes.
- The location of the Curiosity landing site.
- The southern icecap of Mars.
16 Clues: Three nearby volcanoes. • The southern icecap of Mars. • The Spirit rover landed near here. • The Opportunity rover landed here. • Southwest of four great volcanoes. • The largest canyon in the solar system. • The largest volcano in the solar system. • A smooth plain northeast of Olympus Mons. • A plateau southeast of four great volcanos. • ...
Grade 9 2018-04-04
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- a big system of solar panels
- a word which means indefinitely reliable
- we live on this planet
- a container with cells, in which electricity might be stored for using in the future
- the blowing air
- an electromotive force measured in volts
- the biggest star in the Solar system around which all the planets orbits
- power that provides light and heat or to run devices.
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- the strength of an electricity, measured in amperes
- liquid that forms rivers, lakes, seas
- that kind of energy does not produce emissions while generating electricity
- fuel used for engines
- something for consuming the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity
- dark space between the sun's rays and a surface
- the quality of being hot
- usually with metal inside, a “guide for electricity”
16 Clues: the blowing air • fuel used for engines • we live on this planet • the quality of being hot • a big system of solar panels • liquid that forms rivers, lakes, seas • a word which means indefinitely reliable • an electromotive force measured in volts • dark space between the sun's rays and a surface • the strength of an electricity, measured in amperes • ...
Earth, Moon , And Sun Glossary 2025-03-11
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- The Moon _______ around the Earth.
- Border between the light and dark on the moon.
- The moon is completely dark when there is a...
- This phase of the moon is not visible from Earth.
- A plant that is usually visible from Earth when it is night.
- Half circle of the moon is seen from the Earth is...
- The planets that orbit around each other is included in our...
- It takes a _______ for a planet to complete an orbit around the star/s.
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- A moon phase that looks like a croissant.
- A moon phase that is a bit more than half of a circle.
- The size of something.
- An object or example that would help your understanding of something.
- A moon that is outside our solar system.
- To make an object visible by shining light on it is to...
- A moon phase that is "complete".
- A huge star.
- Observation that occurs frequently.
- A crescent moon is a...
- A plant outside our solar system.
19 Clues: A huge star. • The size of something. • A crescent moon is a... • A moon phase that is "complete". • A plant outside our solar system. • The Moon _______ around the Earth. • Observation that occurs frequently. • A moon that is outside our solar system. • A moon phase that looks like a croissant. • Border between the light and dark on the moon. • ...
Jupiter's Orbital Properties 2023-11-06
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- The most powerful Roman god
- Jupiter has the ____ rotation in the solar system
- Jupiter is one-fourth the ____________ of the Earth
- Jupiter probably has a dense, rocky ______
- Because of its rotation, Jupiter has an equatorial _____
- Jupiter is 1/1000 the mass of this object
- Jupiter is the _____ brightest object in the sky
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- One of the main components of Jupiter
- One of the main components of Jupiter
- Jupiter is the _____ planet from the sun
- This makes up over 99% of the mass of our solar system
- Jupiter is more than _____ the mass of all of the other planets combined
- It would take this many Earths to stretch across Jupiter
- Jupiter rotates faster at this location
14 Clues: The most powerful Roman god • One of the main components of Jupiter • One of the main components of Jupiter • Jupiter rotates faster at this location • Jupiter is the _____ planet from the sun • Jupiter is 1/1000 the mass of this object • Jupiter probably has a dense, rocky ______ • Jupiter is the _____ brightest object in the sky • ...
Science Birthday 2025-03-09
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- Electrical potential difference, measured in volts.
- Flow of electric charge, measured in amperes.
- The process of turning a solid directly into a gas.
- Material that resists electric flow.
- The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
- Planet with the most number of rings.
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- Planet with shortest day in solar system.
- The element essential for respiration, used by humans and animals.
- Highest peak in the solar system.
- What decides the material is a good or bad conductor of electricity
- The process of converting a liquid to a gas.
- Planet whose 1 day is bigger than 1 year.
12 Clues: Highest peak in the solar system. • Material that resists electric flow. • Planet with the most number of rings. • Planet with shortest day in solar system. • Planet whose 1 day is bigger than 1 year. • The process of converting a liquid to a gas. • Flow of electric charge, measured in amperes. • Electrical potential difference, measured in volts. • ...
Oort cloud 2022-03-21
outer space 2025-10-18
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- – Exploding star
- – Measure of distance
- – Icy body glowing near the sun
- – Path of a planet around a star
- – Star at the center of our solar system
- – Collapses under gravity
- – Shooting star
- – Orbits a star
- – Orbits planets or stars
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- – Vehicle to reach space
- – Region of small rocky bodies
- – Travels in space
- – Massive system of stars
- – Cloud of gas in space
- – Universe in its entirety
- – Orbits a planet
16 Clues: – Shooting star • – Orbits a star • – Exploding star • – Orbits a planet • – Travels in space • – Measure of distance • – Cloud of gas in space • – Vehicle to reach space • – Massive system of stars • – Collapses under gravity • – Orbits planets or stars • – Universe in its entirety • – Region of small rocky bodies • – Icy body glowing near the sun • – Path of a planet around a star • ...
The Outer Planets 2017-07-11
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- the gas giants are made of gases that surround this type of center
- Saturn's rings are made of this material
- inside gas giants, pressure changes the gases into this
- the outer planets are called
- this causes clouds of gas to move around Jupiter
- this is the fifth planet from the sun
- this is the second biggest planet in our solar system
- all the the gas giants have
- spot the biggest storm in our solar system is called
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- the lakes on Titan are made of this instead of water
- this changes gases into liquids inside the outer planets
- Saturn's biggest moon is called
- this planet has 13 moons
- Saturn is known for these
- this planet is the seventh planet from the Sun
- these planets are made of hydrogen, helium, and other gases
16 Clues: this planet has 13 moons • Saturn is known for these • all the the gas giants have • the outer planets are called • Saturn's biggest moon is called • this is the fifth planet from the sun • Saturn's rings are made of this material • this planet is the seventh planet from the Sun • this causes clouds of gas to move around Jupiter • ...
Cosmochemistry 2022-04-07
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- Meteorite with material from the core-mantle boundary of a differentiated body.
- Characterized by the mass number (A) and the atomic number (Z).
- Meteorite with material from the iron core of a differentiated body.
- An unstable isotope of an element.
- Goldschmidt Classification: core rocks.
- Goldschmidt Classification: sulfides (core or mantle)
- Measure of abundance of elements heavier than He in a star or galaxy.
- Bodies from the early solar system which never accreted.
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- Spheroidal mineral grains found in stony meteorites.
- Characterized by equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
- The process of creating new atomic nuclie from existing nucleons.
- Stony meteorite.
- A fragment which survives passage through the atmosphere.
- Goldschmidt Classification: crustal and mantle rocks.
- _ grains, which formed in other stars before our solar system; stardust
- Goldschmidt Classification: gaseous composition.
16 Clues: Stony meteorite. • An unstable isotope of an element. • Goldschmidt Classification: core rocks. • Goldschmidt Classification: gaseous composition. • Spheroidal mineral grains found in stony meteorites. • Goldschmidt Classification: crustal and mantle rocks. • Goldschmidt Classification: sulfides (core or mantle) • ...
YL8 Unit 12 2023-11-21
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- to find
- system sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- like a cat
- in an important way or to an important degree
- having the qualities of a dream; unreal
- realistic
- A planet outside of our Solar System.
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- A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
- anything that is can be seen and stable in form
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- a device that generates a beam of coherent light
- of or like a child in a good sense
- a person who is trained to travel into outer space
- the outside layer; the top
- to officially start something (company, spaceship)
- to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
16 Clues: to find • realistic • like a cat • the outside layer; the top • of or like a child in a good sense • A planet outside of our Solar System. • having the qualities of a dream; unreal • in an important way or to an important degree • anything that is can be seen and stable in form • a device that generates a beam of coherent light • ...
science 2022-05-11
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- push or pull acting upon an object
- The force of attraction between all objects.
- eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the earth either blocking it out entirely or leaving a small ring of light
- The line on which the earth rotates to cause seasons.
- eclipse when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow
- tilt on the axis causes different seasons
- Dioxide Venus's atmosphere is the same as Mars,
- has a thin atmosphere
- Jupiter's atmosphere is made out of Hydrogen and
- Giant masses that make up our solar system.
- planets closer to the sun not gas
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- produces life
- group of things working together
- Dioxide Mars's atmosphere is made out of:
- a small body in space without an atmosphere
- tilt cause the earth to have different seasons every year
- Which planet has a big red spot?
- the amount of matter in an object
- the speed and direction of an object
- Earth's atmosphere is made of this and Oxygen,
20 Clues: produces life • has a thin atmosphere • group of things working together • Which planet has a big red spot? • the amount of matter in an object • planets closer to the sun not gas • push or pull acting upon an object • the speed and direction of an object • Dioxide Mars's atmosphere is made out of: • tilt on the axis causes different seasons • ...
Non-Planetary Objects 2022-04-07
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- The largest planet in our solar system
- These are made up of ice, dust, & gas and have long tails
- The closest planet to the sun
- This is a shooting star
- The action of a planet orbiting the sun
- Third rock from the sun
- The action of the Earth spinning on it's axis
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- What do comets orbit
- A Meteor that does not vaporize after entering a planet's atmosphere
- Left-over pieces of a planet that orbit the sun
- Smaller asteroids that do not stay in orbit
- Dwarf planet, formerly the smallest planet in our solar system
12 Clues: What do comets orbit • This is a shooting star • Third rock from the sun • The closest planet to the sun • The largest planet in our solar system • The action of a planet orbiting the sun • Smaller asteroids that do not stay in orbit • The action of the Earth spinning on it's axis • Left-over pieces of a planet that orbit the sun • ...
Space 2024-01-03
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- The moon's surface has these due to its lack of atmosphere
- The only star in our solar system
- Name for the moon phases that are increasing illumination
- Name of the moon phase when the whole moon is visible
- Furthest planet from the sun in our solar system
- Closest planet to the sun
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- Describes how flat an orbit is
- Name for planets with rocky surfaces
- Name for the moon phases that are decreasing illumination
- Formed after an early planet Theia collided with Earth
- Planet with the hottest surface temperature
- How long it takes a planet to revolve around the sun
12 Clues: Closest planet to the sun • Describes how flat an orbit is • The only star in our solar system • Name for planets with rocky surfaces • Planet with the hottest surface temperature • Furthest planet from the sun in our solar system • How long it takes a planet to revolve around the sun • Name of the moon phase when the whole moon is visible • ...
Space Crossword 2024-03-25
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- The biggest planet of the solar system
- The 7th planet from the Sun
- The coldest planet in our Solar System
- When the Earth passes in between the Sun and Moon.
- Where we live
- A line that is made up of lots of stars, rocks, dust and dark matter
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- When the Earth is precisely between the Sun and Moon
- The planet that spins the opposite direction to most planets
- The fifth stage of the moon phases
- The closest planet to the Sun
- A planet that has rings
- A planet made out of iron, nickel and sulfur
12 Clues: Where we live • A planet that has rings • The 7th planet from the Sun • The closest planet to the Sun • The fifth stage of the moon phases • The biggest planet of the solar system • The coldest planet in our Solar System • A planet made out of iron, nickel and sulfur • When the Earth passes in between the Sun and Moon. • When the Earth is precisely between the Sun and Moon • ...
Science Birthday 2025-03-09
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- Planet whose 1 day is bigger than 1 year.
- Electrical potential difference, measured in volts.
- mons Highest peak in the solar system.
- The process of turning a solid directly into a gas
- Planet with shortest day in solar system.
- The element essential for respiration, used by humans and animals
- Planet with the most number of rings.
- Material that resists electric flow.
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- The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
- What decides the material is a good or bad conductor of electricity.
- The process of converting a liquid to a gas.
- Flow of electric charge, measured in amperes.
12 Clues: Material that resists electric flow. • Planet with the most number of rings. • Planet whose 1 day is bigger than 1 year. • Planet with shortest day in solar system. • mons Highest peak in the solar system. • The process of converting a liquid to a gas. • Flow of electric charge, measured in amperes. • The process of turning a solid directly into a gas • ...
Rosa's Crossword II: Weather & Space 2025-01-20
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- the star at the center of our solar system
- clumps of water vapor in the sky
- a space rock that crashes into the earth
- after a big rainstorm this colorful thing might appear in the sky
- a person who studies the natural world
- the space rock that goes around our planet
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- frozen water falling from the sky
- Fill in the blank: solar ______
- the planet we live on
- water that falls from the sky
- electricity that travels from clouds to the ground, usually during storms
- weather when the air is moving around a lot
12 Clues: the planet we live on • water that falls from the sky • Fill in the blank: solar ______ • clumps of water vapor in the sky • frozen water falling from the sky • a person who studies the natural world • a space rock that crashes into the earth • the star at the center of our solar system • the space rock that goes around our planet • ...
cross the cosmso 2026-06-11
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- A rocky object that travels around the Sun
- The natural satellite that orbits Earth
- A huge collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust
- The planet famous for its rings
- The largest planet in our solar system
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- A frozen ball of ice and dust that develops a tail near the Sun
- The force that pulls objects toward each other
- The star at the center of our solar system
- The red planet
- Our home planet
- A giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born
- The path an object follows around another object in space
12 Clues: The red planet • Our home planet • The planet famous for its rings • The largest planet in our solar system • The natural satellite that orbits Earth • A rocky object that travels around the Sun • The star at the center of our solar system • The force that pulls objects toward each other • A huge collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust • ...
The Solar System 2017-05-18
10 Clues: The red planet • A dwarf planet • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • The coldest planet • The smallest planet • Very cold and cloudy • Filled with mostly water • Pulls the planets to the sun • The only planet with rings around it
The Solar System 2013-02-05
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- The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
- The center of the Solar system
- How many planet are there
- The planet where life exist
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- A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- The transportation to space
- A person who travels to space
- The planet of rings
- The closest planet to earth
10 Clues: The planet of rings • How many planet are there • The transportation to space • The closest planet to earth • The planet where life exist • A person who travels to space • The center of the Solar system • The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. • ...
Our Solar System 2015-04-16
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- planets closest to the sun
- large body of rock or gas that revolves around a star
- planets farthest from the sun
- the sun and the objects that move around it
- inner planets are made of ______
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- number of planets in our solar system
- the planet with the longest orbit
- the path a revolving object follows
- how planets move in space
- the planet with the shortest orbit
10 Clues: how planets move in space • planets closest to the sun • planets farthest from the sun • inner planets are made of ______ • the planet with the longest orbit • the planet with the shortest orbit • the path a revolving object follows • number of planets in our solar system • the sun and the objects that move around it • large body of rock or gas that revolves around a star
The Solar System 2021-02-09
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- They are made from ice and dust.
- The largest planet in our Solar System.
- It has a big ring around it.
- It takes one _____ for the Earth to travel around the Sun.
- It is called the red planet.
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- _____ last for years in Neptune.
- The smallest and closest planet to the Sun.
- A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it.
- Ceris, Pluto and Eris are considered _____ because of their size
- All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____.
10 Clues: It has a big ring around it. • It is called the red planet. • _____ last for years in Neptune. • They are made from ice and dust. • The largest planet in our Solar System. • The smallest and closest planet to the Sun. • A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it. • All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____. • ...
The solar system 2022-03-10
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- A natural body that revolves around a planet
- Spinning around an axis
- Everything that exists in space
- The path of an object in space around another
- A huge ball of very hot gases in space
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- A ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases
- The 4 biggest planets are called the
- The 4 smallest planets are called the
- system planets and stars revolve around the
- The star at the center of the solar system
10 Clues: Spinning around an axis • Everything that exists in space • The 4 biggest planets are called the • A ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases • The 4 smallest planets are called the • A huge ball of very hot gases in space • The star at the center of the solar system • system planets and stars revolve around the • A natural body that revolves around a planet • ...
Solar System Crossword 2022-04-29
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- is set up by the sun, eight planets, moons, and other object that revolve around the sun.
- is a large ball-shaped body that revolves, or travels around, the sun.
- is one complete spin on an axis.
- is the imaginary line that runs between the North pole and the South pole.
- is a complete trip around the sun which is responsible of the seasons.
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- is the 3rd planet and only planet known to have liquid water and life.
- is a dwarf planet located in the outer layer of the solar system.
- is the closest planet to the sun.
- is the 4th planet and has minerals that make it look red.
- is the hottest and 2nd planet.
10 Clues: is the hottest and 2nd planet. • is one complete spin on an axis. • is the closest planet to the sun. • is the 4th planet and has minerals that make it look red. • is a dwarf planet located in the outer layer of the solar system. • is the 3rd planet and only planet known to have liquid water and life. • ...
Solar System Phases 2022-09-12
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- A small chunk of rocks that orbit the sun
- Mercury,Venus,Earth,mars
- The planet we live on.
- Asteroids shaped in a disk-liked region between mars and Jupiter.
- small objects that orbit our sun
- Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
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- A rock that hits the earths surface
- Everything orbits this. Is our light/heat.
- Also called a shooting star
- Asteroids behind the outer planets
10 Clues: The planet we live on. • Mercury,Venus,Earth,mars • Also called a shooting star • Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune • small objects that orbit our sun • Asteroids behind the outer planets • A rock that hits the earths surface • A small chunk of rocks that orbit the sun • Everything orbits this. Is our light/heat. • ...
our solar system 2022-09-19
10 Clues: it has rings • a dwarf planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • icy gas giant with rings • the planet closest to us • a planet closest to the sun • a planet with water and land • it is the furthest planet from the sun • a ball of gas in the middle of our solar system
Solar System Crossword 2021-12-06
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- The force of an object to pull another to itself
- Not being harmful to the environment
- Something that is made with two ore more substances mixed together
- A planet of gas
- Our solar system is a speak compared to our ________.
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- The name of this Crossword
- Separates the inner planets from the outer planets
- Mass of air that surrounds Earth
- The outermost layer of an object
- A planet of ice
10 Clues: A planet of ice • A planet of gas • The name of this Crossword • Mass of air that surrounds Earth • The outermost layer of an object • Not being harmful to the environment • The force of an object to pull another to itself • Separates the inner planets from the outer planets • Our solar system is a speak compared to our ________. • ...
The Solar System 2022-02-17
10 Clues: The hottest planet • The coldest planet • Planet made from gas • Famous for its rings • The number of planets • Has a moon named Charon • Only planet with oxygen • 93 million miles from earth • The solar system is part of the • Is the only planet that is on its side
solar system crossword 2022-11-07
10 Clues: It's my home • A dwarf planet • An alien planet • Im always in summer • I have a big cold everyday • I have a neckless around me • Im so hot when you approach me • I'm the seventh planet from the sun • Sometimes you see me and sometimes you don't see me • When you live in me you will be whipped the supersonic wind
The Solar system 2022-10-05
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- A group of stars that forms a picture.
- The time of day when the sun first appears in the morning. The sun looks low in the sky.
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- The time of day when the sun goes down and the sun looks low in the sky.
- The curved path that planets like Earth take around the sun or moons take around the planets.
- The sun, the planets, their moons, and other objects that move around the sun.
- Midday or 12 o’clock in the daytime, when the sun is high in the sky.
- A hole in the ground shaped like a bowl, often found on the moon.
- The star is made of hot, glowing gases that we see in the daytime. The sun is the center of Earth’s solar system.
- The shape of the lighted part of the moon, such as a full moon or a new moon.
- A big ball of burning gases in space that gives off light and heat.
10 Clues: A group of stars that forms a picture. • A hole in the ground shaped like a bowl, often found on the moon. • A big ball of burning gases in space that gives off light and heat. • Midday or 12 o’clock in the daytime, when the sun is high in the sky. • The time of day when the sun goes down and the sun looks low in the sky. • ...
Our Solar System 2022-10-27
10 Clues: The Red Planet • Has Fourteen Moons • The Biggest Planet • Was Discovered In 1781 • Closest Planet To The Sun • The Planet Your On Right Now • The Second Biggest Gas Giant • It Has Over 200 Billion Stars • Is The Centre Of The Solar System • A Day On This Planet Is Over A Year On Earth
Our Solar system 2024-01-29
10 Clues: a large star • the red planet • hottest planet • a dwarf planet • our home planet • spins on its side • the largest planet • this planet has rings • closest planet to the sun • furthest planet from the sun
Solar System Crossword 2023-10-16
10 Clues: Big dipper • North Star. • Leo the lion • "dirty snowball" • Geocentric beliefs • Heliocentric beliefs • Neil Armstrong landed here • small Planet with its own gravity. • A burning floating rock, moving through space • remains from the formation of the solar system
Solar System Crossword 2023-10-16
10 Clues: Big dipper • North Star. • Leo the lion • "dirty snowball" • Geocentric beliefs • Heliocentric beliefs • Neil Armstrong landed here • small Planet with its own gravity. • A burning floating rock, moving through space • remains from the formation of the solar system
Solar System Bodies 2023-10-17
10 Clues: patterns of stars • planets orbiting sun • orbitingc companions • planets orbiting earth • third planet from the sun • composed of ice, rock and gas • what we use to measure in space • pieces of rock floating through space • size ranges from grain of sand to 1000km • smaller than a planet but has its own gravity
The Solar System 2020-06-22
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- - The nearest planet to the sun
- - a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space.
- - the hotest planet in the solar system
- - a hot gas ball giant who provides light to all planets
- - The furthest planet from the sun
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- - the red planet
- - a dwarf planet (often known as the ninth planet)
- - a natrual satalite of earth
- - The only planet who has living organsims
- - The most beautiful planet in the solar system
10 Clues: - the red planet • - The nearest planet to the sun • - a natrual satalite of earth • - The furthest planet from the sun • - the hotest planet in the solar system • - The only planet who has living organsims • - The most beautiful planet in the solar system • - a dwarf planet (often known as the ninth planet) • ...
Solar System Crossword 2023-02-15
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- the four planets closest to the sun
- a streak of light when a meteoroid gets hot in the atmosphere
- very large planets that don’t have any known solid surfaces
- icy object that releases gases as it orbits the sun
- the average distance between the earth and the sun
- when a meteor strikes earth
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- rocky object that orbits the sun
- a cloud of billions of comets behind pluto
- between mars and jupiter, or scattered throughout the solar system
- an imaginary line about which a body rotated
10 Clues: when a meteor strikes earth • rocky object that orbits the sun • the four planets closest to the sun • a cloud of billions of comets behind pluto • an imaginary line about which a body rotated • the average distance between the earth and the sun • icy object that releases gases as it orbits the sun • very large planets that don’t have any known solid surfaces • ...
The Solar System 2026-04-24
10 Clues: The red planet • The hottest planet • The largest planet • The planet we live in • The planet with rings • The satellite of Earth • The star of the Solar System • The closest planet to the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • The farthest planet from the sun
Summer School 2022 2022-06-23
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- Lunar eclipses only take place during a _____ moon.
- Earth's orbital movement around the sun is called its _________.
- We experience one full lunar cycle every ______.
- Our solar system is a part of the ______ galaxy.
- We experience the summer solstice in _____.
- When the moon appears to be getting larger, it is ________.
- Related to the sun.
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- Earth turns one _________ every 24 hours.
- When the moon appears to be getting smaller, it is _______.
- Related to the moon.
- This word describes the shape of Earth's orbital path.
- We live in the __________ hemisphere.
- Solar eclipses only take place during a ______ moon.
- When one space body crosses in front of the sun, casting a shadow onto a 3rd space body.
14 Clues: Related to the sun. • Related to the moon. • We live in the __________ hemisphere. • Earth turns one _________ every 24 hours. • We experience the summer solstice in _____. • We experience one full lunar cycle every ______. • Our solar system is a part of the ______ galaxy. • Lunar eclipses only take place during a _____ moon. • ...
Chapter 1 2020-09-24
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- describes the formation of the solar system
- the process by which we test hypotheses
- a well tested and widely accepted explanation
- geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere
- the study of the the weather
- the innermost layer of the earth
- the system of all the rock and sediment
- the system of all living things on earth
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- the study of the earth
- prediction made on the basis of observations
- the span of time since the formationof earth
- the system made up of the layers of air
- the system made up of all of earth's water
- the study of earth's oceans
- the study of earth's materials and their history
- the study of the earth and space
16 Clues: the study of the earth • the study of earth's oceans • the study of the the weather • the innermost layer of the earth • the study of the earth and space • geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere • the system made up of the layers of air • the process by which we test hypotheses • the system of all the rock and sediment • the system of all living things on earth • ...
Scientific Revolution 2024-01-19
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- His belief's and Ideas on the social Contract and individuality helped carry out the French revolution
- French Noble that identified 3 kinds of Government and stated the Separation of Powers
- Created SOcial Contract
- System where rulers tried to govern with enlighten principles while still maintaining royal power _____ absolutism
- Italian scientist that helped prove the work of Kepler and Copercornious about orbit of planets
- Life, Liberty, Estate
- Philosophe that created Natural Rights
- Concept stating an entire society agrees to be governed by its own will
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- Drawing rooms for the Gathering of the wealthy to discuss new ideas of philosophes
- Statement that Government is split into 3 branches separation of ____
- A theory that states the Sun is in the center of the Solar System
- A method That involves hypothesis, experiment, Data, Conclusion
- A theory that states that the Earth is in the center of the Solar System
- Intuectuals of the enlightenment were called this
14 Clues: Life, Liberty, Estate • Created SOcial Contract • Philosophe that created Natural Rights • Intuectuals of the enlightenment were called this • A method That involves hypothesis, experiment, Data, Conclusion • A theory that states the Sun is in the center of the Solar System • Statement that Government is split into 3 branches separation of ____ • ...
Astronomy 101 2024-03-21
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- A Terrestrial Planet with the largest volcanoes in the Solar System
- A type of condition of a planet that inhibits the ability for life on that planet
- The model of the Solar System where the Earth is the center point
- The result of giving a black hole enough fuel
- A part of the sun with very low density and with little light emission its not detectable under usual conditions
- The method we use to detect the presence of various gases or material on a planet
- What happens when the Earth, Sun and Moon are perfectly aligned
- Bouncing Light off of mirrors to a sensor or eyepiece to capture what the telescope is looking at
- A force that is responsible for the acceleration of the Universe causing it to Expand
- The phenomenon where the galactic disk rotates about the center, with objects farther out orbiting slower and vice versa
- A Type of low density planet that is mainly made of Gases with a solid core that is commonly made up of ice
- The Point in which a star leaves the main sequence and starts to fuse a material into carbon
- An equation named after an astrophysicist used to estimate the number of active "alien" civilizations
- A Jovian Planet known for its "Great Red Spot"
- How describe the phenomenon of objects emitting heat
- The result of a hyper nova imploding upon its self into a "single point"
- The point in which the star in its early stages starts to shrink and its density and temperature increase as a result
- The final stage of a low-mass star where it becomes about the size of Earth and its only emission of light is from stored heat
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- The first stage of the formation of Stars
- How describe a galaxies shape that is not the traditional Elliptical or Spiral
- A Jovian Planet best known for its rings
- A Moon in the solar system that is known to be the most geologically active object
- How we describe the many bowl-shaped indents on the surface of a moon caused by meteorites
- Areas on the Sun that dark and can be about the same size if not bigger than the Earth
- A Type of High Density Planet mainly comprised of Rock and other solid material
- A Terrestrial Planet with no known Magnetic Field due to a slow rotation
- The phenomenon where the further you go out distance wise from a single point the more red things appear
- A solar mass that lets out extremely short bursts of radiation in time increments
- An effect caused by the atmosphere when there is the presence of various gases that causes it to keep more heat
- A Galaxy who has no arms and no apparent galactic disk
- A way to study objects or material in space that isnt scattered by particles in space or atomosphere
- The Method to determine a Stars Radial Velocity using the Doppler effect
- Patterns of Stars in the night sky
- Known to be the largest moon in the solar system
- An element that was formed 2 minutes after the Big Bang, when protons and neutrons could form deuterium
- A Star System that contains 2 Stars orbiting around a combined center of mass
- A model where the sun is the center of the solar system and not Earth
- How we describe a type of galaxy visually where its "arms" curve out from the center
38 Clues: Patterns of Stars in the night sky • A Jovian Planet best known for its rings • The first stage of the formation of Stars • The result of giving a black hole enough fuel • A Jovian Planet known for its "Great Red Spot" • Known to be the largest moon in the solar system • How describe the phenomenon of objects emitting heat • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-02-08
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- The largest _____ in our Solar system. It is
- It takes one _____ for the Earth to travel around the Sun.
- It is called the red planet.
- Ceris, Pluto and Eris are considered _____ because of their size.
- All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____.
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- _____ last for years in Neptune!
- They are made from ice and dust.
- A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it.
- It has a big ring around it.
- The smallest and closest planet to the Sun.
10 Clues: It has a big ring around it. • It is called the red planet. • _____ last for years in Neptune! • They are made from ice and dust. • The smallest and closest planet to the Sun. • The largest _____ in our Solar system. It is • A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it. • All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____. • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-02-08
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- The largest _____ in our Solar system.
- It takes one _____ for the Earth to travel around the Sun.
- It is called the red planet.
- Ceris, Pluto and Eris are considered _____ because of their size.
- All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____.
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- _____ last for years in Neptune!
- They are made from ice and dust.
- A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it.
- It has a big ring around it.
- The smallest and closest planet to the Sun.
10 Clues: It has a big ring around it. • It is called the red planet. • _____ last for years in Neptune! • They are made from ice and dust. • The largest _____ in our Solar system. • The smallest and closest planet to the Sun. • A planet which has 27 moons and 11 rings around it. • All the heat, light and energy comes from the _____. • ...
Solar System Activity 2020-12-08
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- oval shape
- space rocks
- change in society and the social structure
- small rocky or metallic body in outer space the expanse that exists beyond Earth
- celestial body that -orbits the sun
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- sun as the center
- rocky objects that orbit the Sun
- shadow
- snowballs of frozen gases
- orbits or circles around a bigger object
10 Clues: shadow • oval shape • space rocks • sun as the center • snowballs of frozen gases • rocky objects that orbit the Sun • celestial body that -orbits the sun • orbits or circles around a bigger object • change in society and the social structure • small rocky or metallic body in outer space the expanse that exists beyond Earth
The Solar System 2020-06-22
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- - The nearest planet to the sun
- - a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space.
- - the hotest planet in the solar system
- - a hot gas ball giant who provides light to all planets
- - The furthest planet from the sun
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- - the red planet
- - a dwarf planet (often known as the ninth planet)
- - a natrual satalite of earth
- - The only planet who has living organsims
- - The most beautiful planet in the solar system
10 Clues: - the red planet • - The nearest planet to the sun • - a natrual satalite of earth • - The furthest planet from the sun • - the hotest planet in the solar system • - The only planet who has living organsims • - The most beautiful planet in the solar system • - a dwarf planet (often known as the ninth planet) • ...
Our Solar System 2020-09-23
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- this star gives life to all living beings
- the planet that has the red giant spot on its southern part
- the hottest planet in the solar system
- this dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt
- it is the closest planet to the sun
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- this is the coldest planet planet in our solar system
- this planet has rings on it side
- the planet that revolves in all directions
- this planet has 70% water on its surface
- this planet is also called the red planet
10 Clues: this planet has rings on it side • it is the closest planet to the sun • the hottest planet in the solar system • this planet has 70% water on its surface • this star gives life to all living beings • this planet is also called the red planet • the planet that revolves in all directions • this dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt • ...
Solar System Vocab 2020-10-23
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- A large cloud of dust and gas in space
- system sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- an imaginary line about which Earth rotates.
- A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
- Way
- a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space "dirty snowballs"
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- a huge ball of hot gas that shines
- a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- an object that revolves around a planet
10 Clues: Way • a huge ball of hot gas that shines • A large cloud of dust and gas in space • an object that revolves around a planet • an imaginary line about which Earth rotates. • A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity • a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space • ...
Solar System Vocab 2021-10-21
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- what the moon does to the earth
- something made of ice and dust
- something that is in orbit around the earth the moon or another planet
- a small rock orbiting the sun
- planet pluto is a
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- of or pertaining to an ellipse
- the darker part of the shadow
- copernicus believed this the solar system is
- something that will become a meteor
- a small body of matter in outer space
10 Clues: planet pluto is a • the darker part of the shadow • a small rock orbiting the sun • of or pertaining to an ellipse • something made of ice and dust • what the moon does to the earth • something that will become a meteor • a small body of matter in outer space • copernicus believed this the solar system is • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-11-28
10 Clues: PLANET WITH A RING • THE BIGGEST PLANET • WE LIVE IN THE .... • WHAT GIVES US LIGHT • WHAT HAS DIFFRENT PHASES • CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN • THE FURTHEST PLANET FROM THE SUN • WHAT DOES THE EARTH DO AROUND THE SUN • WHAT DOES THE EARTH DO IN ITS OWN ACCESS • WHAT LITTLE BRIGHT THING WE SEE AT NIGHT
Our solar system 2022-02-28
10 Clues: The 8th planet • The 3rd planet • The 2nd planet • The 6th planet • The 5th planet • The 7th planet • The 4th planet • The 1st planet • A galaxy that we live in • The star in the center of the solar system
Our Solar System 2021-08-09
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- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
- The orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- A region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
- A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
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- A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- A large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
- A three-dimensional representation of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
10 Clues: A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. • ...
Solar System Crossword 2021-08-09
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- One day here is longer than one day on Earth.
- is no longer considered a planet since 2006.
- has two moons and is the last of the terrestrial planets along with Mercury, Venus, and Earth.
- The center of our solar system
- The Great Red Spot visible there is a storm that has been going on for at least 350 years. It is massive enough to fit three Earth-sized planets in it.
- has the lowest temperature of all the planets, with a minimum atmospheric temperature of -224°C.
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- One year here is equal to 165 years on Earth.
- This is the first planet closest to the Sun and the smallest in our solar system.
- orbit around the Sun is every 29.4 Earth years
- Was once believed to be the center of the universe until it was debunked by Galileo Galilei.
10 Clues: The center of our solar system • is no longer considered a planet since 2006. • One day here is longer than one day on Earth. • One year here is equal to 165 years on Earth. • orbit around the Sun is every 29.4 Earth years • This is the first planet closest to the Sun and the smallest in our solar system. • ...
Solar System Vocabulary 2018-01-21
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- an object that moves around a star
- collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies like asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
- a system of many, many stars and planets, gas, and dust, held together by gravity
- a natural body orbiting the earth or another planet
- when one object, or body, comes between two other bodies, blocking out the light between them
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- the force that attracts objects toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body
- the distance light travels in one year
- a fixed, bright object in the sky that is a large, remote body
- the name of our galaxy, where our solar system is located
- the circular path of an object around a start, planet, or moon
10 Clues: an object that moves around a star • the distance light travels in one year • a natural body orbiting the earth or another planet • the name of our galaxy, where our solar system is located • a fixed, bright object in the sky that is a large, remote body • the circular path of an object around a start, planet, or moon • ...
Our Solar System 2016-10-26
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- Millions these of travel through Earth’s atmosphere each day
- Which planet is cold, dark, windy and very stormy?
- How many minutes does it take for light from the Sun to reach planet Earth
- Which planet lies on its side?
- What is the Milky Way?
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- This planet has deserts and ice
- What kind of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?
- This planet has mountains and volcanoes
- Name a dwarf planet
- What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune made up of?
10 Clues: Name a dwarf planet • What is the Milky Way? • Which planet lies on its side? • This planet has deserts and ice • This planet has mountains and volcanoes • Which planet is cold, dark, windy and very stormy? • What kind of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars? • What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune made up of? • ...
SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD 2016-10-18
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- TWINKLE IN THE SKY AT NIGHT
- SPHERE GLOWING IN THE SKY AT NIGHT
- IS NOW CONSIDERED A DWARF PLANET INSTEAD OF MAIN PLANET
- WHAT THE OUTER PLANETS ARE MOSTLY MADE UP OF
- WHERE WE LIVE
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- WHAT THE INNER PLANETS ARE MOSTLY MADE UP OF
- CAN REACH UP TO 15 MILLION DEGREES CELSIUS
- THE ROTATION OF ONE FULL CIRCLE AROUND THE SUN
- EIGHT OF THEM ORBIT AROUND THE SUN
- OUTSIDE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
10 Clues: WHERE WE LIVE • TWINKLE IN THE SKY AT NIGHT • OUTSIDE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE • SPHERE GLOWING IN THE SKY AT NIGHT • EIGHT OF THEM ORBIT AROUND THE SUN • CAN REACH UP TO 15 MILLION DEGREES CELSIUS • WHAT THE INNER PLANETS ARE MOSTLY MADE UP OF • WHAT THE OUTER PLANETS ARE MOSTLY MADE UP OF • THE ROTATION OF ONE FULL CIRCLE AROUND THE SUN • ...
The Solar System 2019-03-02
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- The movement of the earth about its axis.
- the vast open space which includes everything that exists as matter or energy.
- the name of our galaxy
- the heavenly bodies which move around the sun.
- the movement of the planets around the sun.
- the sun is a huge ball of burning _________.
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- a group of stars which forms a recognizable pattern in the sky.
- the only natural _____________ of earth is moon.
- a constellation
- the head of the solar system.
10 Clues: a constellation • the name of our galaxy • the head of the solar system. • The movement of the earth about its axis. • the movement of the planets around the sun. • the sun is a huge ball of burning _________. • the heavenly bodies which move around the sun. • the only natural _____________ of earth is moon. • ...
The Solar System 2019-09-03
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- The name of our galaxy.
- System of stars, stellar remnants, gas, dust, and dark matter.
- Classification of the planets can be divided into _______ _______ and ice giants.
- Luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity with an hydrogen core.
- Planet with the most known moons (79 confirmed), including Europa.
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- Most accepted theory about the origin of the universe, developed by George Lamaître.
- Known as the red planet, it's the fourth one from the sun.
- Region with such a gravitational pull that nothing can get out of it.
- Planet with a prominent ring system composed mostly of ice particles.
- It's considered to be Earth's twin because their composition is too similar.
10 Clues: The name of our galaxy. • Known as the red planet, it's the fourth one from the sun. • System of stars, stellar remnants, gas, dust, and dark matter. • Planet with the most known moons (79 confirmed), including Europa. • Region with such a gravitational pull that nothing can get out of it. • Planet with a prominent ring system composed mostly of ice particles. • ...
The Solar System 2013-03-02
10 Clues: star. • king planet. • home planet. • biggest moon. • bringer of old age • star about to explode. • Roman name for our moon. • sequence of stars in the sky. • big rock in space made out of ice and dust. • brightest star in the Orion constellation and the 6th brightest star in the sky.
Solar System Crossword 2015-04-30
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- Ringed Planet
- sun-centred model
- Red Planet
- Colour of the hottest stars
- A dwarf planet
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- Type of eclipse when the moon passes into Earth's shadow
- The largest planet
- Piece of solid rock or debris that travels in outer space
- What is the third planet from the sun?
- planet that's day is longer than its year
10 Clues: Red Planet • Ringed Planet • A dwarf planet • sun-centred model • The largest planet • Colour of the hottest stars • What is the third planet from the sun? • planet that's day is longer than its year • Type of eclipse when the moon passes into Earth's shadow • Piece of solid rock or debris that travels in outer space
Solar System Crossword 2015-05-25
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- I am the largetest planet in the solar system, and I spin very quickly on my axis.
- I am made up of 8 planets that orbit the sun, I am also made up of asteroids, moons, comets, and lots more.
- I am the second largest planet in the solar system, I am also a gas giant.
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- I am named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty, I am the closet plant to Earth.
- I am a galaxy that lies in the universe, there is also a chocolate bar named after me.
- I am blue-green in colour because of my centre is frozen mass of ammonia and methane, my atmosphere contains hydrodren and helium.
- I am the smallest planet, although I am classified as a dwarf planet now.
- I am the closest planet to the sun.
- You can see us in the sky at night time, there is a song about us "twinkle, twinkle little ....".
- I am often called The Red Planet because of my red tint, I am in alot of ways simliar to the planet earth.
10 Clues: I am the closest planet to the sun. • I am the smallest planet, although I am classified as a dwarf planet now. • I am the second largest planet in the solar system, I am also a gas giant. • I am the largetest planet in the solar system, and I spin very quickly on my axis. • I am named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty, I am the closet plant to Earth. • ...
The Solar System 2015-10-01
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- The red planet
- Biggest planet in Solar System
- All of our energy comes from here
- Lots of rocks orbiting the Sun here!
- The blue planet
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- Blue/green planet
- Nearest planet to the Sun
- Furthest planet away from the Sun
- Hottest planet with thick clouds of carbon dioxide
- The planet with rings of ice and rocks
10 Clues: The red planet • The blue planet • Blue/green planet • Nearest planet to the Sun • Biggest planet in Solar System • All of our energy comes from here • Furthest planet away from the Sun • Lots of rocks orbiting the Sun here! • The planet with rings of ice and rocks • Hottest planet with thick clouds of carbon dioxide
Solar System Crossword 2015-05-28
10 Clues: Largest planet • The Hottest Planet • Known for its "rings" • Furthest from the sun • Known as the red planet • Earth's natural satellite • Closest planet to the sun • The center of our solar system • Majority of it is covered in water • First planet discovered using a telescope
The Solar System 2014-05-13
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- Seasons on this planet last for 20 years
- This planet would float if you put it in water
- This planet has the biggest ocean
- Makes up 99% of the solar system
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- Hottest planet in the solar system
- No longer coinsidered a real planet, but a dwarf planet
- Home of the biggest volcanic mountain (Olympus Mons)
- First scientist to look at the night sky through a telescope
- One day on this planet is equal to 58 Earth days
- The brightest star
10 Clues: The brightest star • Makes up 99% of the solar system • This planet has the biggest ocean • Hottest planet in the solar system • Seasons on this planet last for 20 years • This planet would float if you put it in water • One day on this planet is equal to 58 Earth days • Home of the biggest volcanic mountain (Olympus Mons) • ...
Solar System Crossword 2016-10-15
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- Closest planet to our Sun
- A large rock in outer space
- There are _____ planets in our Solar System
- A dwarf planet.
- A large group of gases, stars and dust held together by gravity
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- Furthest planet from the Sun
- The way Our planets move around the sun
- Someone who travels to space
- Saturn has _____ around it
- The closest star to Earth
10 Clues: A dwarf planet. • Closest planet to our Sun • The closest star to Earth • Saturn has _____ around it • A large rock in outer space • Furthest planet from the Sun • Someone who travels to space • The way Our planets move around the sun • There are _____ planets in our Solar System • A large group of gases, stars and dust held together by gravity
Solar System Bodies 2023-10-17
10 Clues: patterns of stars • planets orbiting sun • orbitingc companions • planets orbiting earth • third planet from the sun • composed of ice, rock and gas • what we use to measure in space • pieces of rock floating through space • size ranges from grain of sand to 1000km • smaller than a planet but has its own gravity
Solar System Crossword 2024-02-02
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- snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust
- System Made of planets
- Newton English Mathematician and physicist
- mercury, Venus, earth, etc
- The Sun
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- Made of matter
- A force that pulls two objects together
- of Universal Gravity States that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe
- Planet Opposite of a planet
- a giant cloud of dust and gas
10 Clues: The Sun • Made of matter • System Made of planets • mercury, Venus, earth, etc • Planet Opposite of a planet • a giant cloud of dust and gas • A force that pulls two objects together • snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust • Newton English Mathematician and physicist • ...
The Solar System 2023-03-09
Solar system crossword 2024-03-22
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- The time it takes for a planet to rotate on its axis
- Chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids
- When Earth spins on its axis its called
- A large gaseous body that is much larger that anything else in the solar system
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- The planet we are next to
- A celestial body in orbit
- When the Earth orbits around the sun once it is called
- Loose balls of ice and rock
- The time it takes for a planet to orbit once around the sun
- Smaller than a planet and rocky
10 Clues: The planet we are next to • A celestial body in orbit • Loose balls of ice and rock • Smaller than a planet and rocky • When Earth spins on its axis its called • Chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids • The time it takes for a planet to rotate on its axis • When the Earth orbits around the sun once it is called • ...
