solar system Crossword Puzzles
Science - class 9 2020-12-29
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- power house of cell is called?
- In general, on heating metals can?
- taste of base?
- Soya Bean Oil Is Obtained From Which Part Of The Plant?
- colored part of the eye is called?
- base turns the litmus paper into which colour?
- The food or chemical energy source made by plants through photosynthesis is?
- Taste of Acid?
- magnet can attract which metal?
- element that causes fermentation?
- largest planet in our solar system is?
- The process by which plants make their food is called?
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- Total number of planets in our solar system are?
- goiter is caused due to the deficiency of?
- common name of hydrogen dioxide(H2O) is?
- smallest particle of matter is?
- common name of sodium chloride(NaCl)is?
- Morning dew is an example of which portion of the water cycle?
- Animals Which Eat Both Plants And Animals are Called?
- acid turns the litmus paper into which colour?
- the phenomenon that pulls everything to earth?
- The movement of the earth on its axis is called?
22 Clues: taste of base? • Taste of Acid? • power house of cell is called? • smallest particle of matter is? • magnet can attract which metal? • element that causes fermentation? • In general, on heating metals can? • colored part of the eye is called? • largest planet in our solar system is? • common name of sodium chloride(NaCl)is? • common name of hydrogen dioxide(H2O) is? • ...
Earth and planet 2023-02-21
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- the side of Mercury facing away from the sun is extremely _______.
- a constellation in the northern sky is called
- the fixed paths where the planets revolve around the sun
- the fourth inner planet
- the giant gas
- the biggest and nearest star to earth
- we can not see them when it is daylight
- the largest planet on the solar system
- mars is red because of the presence of _____ on its surface
- the science that study about the universe
- it has no moon and the side where it faces the sun is extremely hot
- billions of stars together
- the third largest planet on Earth
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- _______ in Neptune causes the planet
- a group of stars that form recognizable pattern in the sky
- closer planets to the sun
- it has 2 moons and is bigger than Mercury
- the farthest planet from the sun
- natural satellite of Earth
- this planet is very hot because of the carbon dioxide that traps the sunlight.
- it has ring made of gases and dust around it
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- they revolve around the planets
- a name of galaxy
24 Clues: the giant gas • a name of galaxy • the fourth inner planet • closer planets to the sun • natural satellite of Earth • billions of stars together • they revolve around the planets • the farthest planet from the sun • the third largest planet on Earth • _______ in Neptune causes the planet • the biggest and nearest star to earth • the largest planet on the solar system • ...
THE SOLAR SYSYTEM 2014-10-21
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- The bright object in the sky during day time
- what planet has acid for rain?
- Space has little heat, what is it?
- What is the name of the last planet in our solar system?
- Earth has alot of this on its surface, We also drink it
- What is the name of the 6th planet from the sun?
- Mars and Mercury have no water, What does that make them?
- What planet is closest to the Sun?
- Little bright lights all over the nights sky
- Name of the dwaf planet
- Mercury is very close to the Sun, So it will be very?
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- What do we all do at night time?
- What colour is Mars?
- What is the name of the 7th planet from the sun?
- The big rockyou can see glowing in the nights sky
- What is the name of the biggest planet in the solar system?
- On Earth we breath in?
- What are planets made of?
- The planet which we live on
- How many planets have rings around them?
20 Clues: What colour is Mars? • On Earth we breath in? • Name of the dwaf planet • What are planets made of? • The planet which we live on • what planet has acid for rain? • What do we all do at night time? • Space has little heat, what is it? • What planet is closest to the Sun? • How many planets have rings around them? • The bright object in the sky during day time • ...
SPACE 2014-10-13
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- How many planets are in our solar system?
- Which planet is well known for it's rings?
- The sun is a star, true or false?
- What do we call it when the moon moves directly between the sun and the Earth?
- Which planet has the longest day?
- No longer recognised as a planet?
- The Earth orbits the sun twice every year, true or false?
- What is the largest planet?
- Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
- What is the third planet from the sun?
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- What colour are the hottest stars?
- When it is day in Australia, it is what in America?
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- Most of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in which direction?
- Closest planet to the sun?
- Which is not a moon phase? Gibbous, new, sliver or crescent?
- The Earth and all the other planets orbit what?
- Farthest planet from the sun?
- The sun provides Earth with heat and what?
- Known as the red planet?
20 Clues: Known as the red planet? • Closest planet to the sun? • What is the largest planet? • Farthest planet from the sun? • What is the name of our galaxy? • The sun is a star, true or false? • Which planet has the longest day? • No longer recognised as a planet? • What colour are the hottest stars? • What is the third planet from the sun? • How many planets are in our solar system? • ...
Physics 2022-05-08
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- center point of a lever
- exhibited between two objects
- a type of wave that moves perpendicular to vibrations
- height of the crest or trough of a wave from rest
- moving energy
- resistance to change in velocity
- type of collision where objects do not generate heat
- type of energy, has to do with movement
- famous Scientist and measurement of force
- the term for a collision between objects
- gravitational pull on an object
- type of collision where objects are deformed
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- term for sun-centered model of solar system
- type of path objects in space travel
- the amount of times a wave occurs in one second
- stored energy
- object on a lever that has mass
- machine that balances weight on two ends
- term for Earth-centered model of solar system
- measurement of mass
- the term for how slow or fast vibrations are moving
- type of energy dealing with heat
- amount of matter in an object
- a type of wave that moves in the same direction as vibrations
- type of impact between two or more objects
25 Clues: stored energy • moving energy • measurement of mass • center point of a lever • exhibited between two objects • amount of matter in an object • object on a lever that has mass • gravitational pull on an object • resistance to change in velocity • type of energy dealing with heat • type of path objects in space travel • type of energy, has to do with movement • ...
Unit 1 Test Review 2023-09-25
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- ___ de Gama, discovered the Cape of Good Hope
- Medici family's place of origin
- Prince Henry the ___ opened a school for sailors and navigators
- Henry _____, absolutist ruler of England, head of Anglican Church
- Belief that the sun is in the center of the solar system
- First country to start exploring in the Age of Exploration
- Nicolaus ___, proved the Earth is round
- Divine Right of Kings - ___ chooses the King
- _____ da Vinci, invented the idea of helicopters
- Christopher ___, thought he discovered India
- _____ Boyle, Founder of modern chemistry
- Painted the Sistine Chapel
- Ferdinand ____, circumnavigated the world
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- Absolutist ruler of Russia
- King has complete control of the country
- Absolutist ruler of Austria
- Invention made in China
- Invention made by Arab traders, looked at the position of stars to help people navigate
- Absolutist ruler of France
- _____ Newton, invented Gravity and Calculus
- Invention perfected by Galileo
- "Rebirth"
- Belief that the earth is in the center of the solar system
- ____ Luther, Head of Protestantism and wrote the 95 Theses
- Head of Calvinism
- Invention that helped people steer ships
26 Clues: "Rebirth" • Head of Calvinism • Invention made in China • Absolutist ruler of Russia • Absolutist ruler of France • Painted the Sistine Chapel • Absolutist ruler of Austria • Invention perfected by Galileo • Medici family's place of origin • Nicolaus ___, proved the Earth is round • King has complete control of the country • Invention that helped people steer ships • ...
Unit 1 Test Review 2023-09-25
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- ___ de Gama, discovered the Cape of Good Hope
- Medici family's place of origin
- Prince Henry the ___ opened a school for sailors and navigators
- Henry _____, absolutist ruler of England, head of Anglican Church
- Belief that the sun is in the center of the solar system
- First country to start exploring in the Age of Exploration
- Nicolaus ___, proved the Earth is round
- Divine Right of Kings - ___ chooses the King
- _____ da Vinci, invented the idea of helicopters
- Christopher ___, thought he discovered India
- _____ Boyle, Founder of modern chemistry
- Painted the Sistine Chapel
- Ferdinand ____, circumnavigated the world
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- Absolutist ruler of Russia
- King has complete control of the country
- Absolutist ruler of Austria
- Invention made in China
- Invention made by Arab traders, looked at the position of stars to help people navigate
- Absolutist ruler of France
- _____ Newton, invented Gravity and Calculus
- Invention perfected by Galileo
- "Rebirth"
- Belief that the earth is in the center of the solar system
- ____ Luther, Head of Protestantism and wrote the 95 Theses
- Head of Calvinism
- Invention that helped people steer ships
26 Clues: "Rebirth" • Head of Calvinism • Invention made in China • Absolutist ruler of Russia • Absolutist ruler of France • Painted the Sistine Chapel • Absolutist ruler of Austria • Invention perfected by Galileo • Medici family's place of origin • Nicolaus ___, proved the Earth is round • King has complete control of the country • Invention that helped people steer ships • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2025-05-16
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- How many _____(s) are in our solar system.
- Its what we use to see space closer from Earth computers.
- A colorful gas cloud.
- The galaxy we live in.
- The closest star to Earth.
- The little bright thing in the sky.
- How the planets move around the sun.
- Buzz _________.
- These three stars make a belt called the _______.
- The planet we are poppulating right now.
- Different word for mass.
- A constellation and a galaxy.
- Milky Way ______.
- It is an Element that starts with an H.
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- A station for people who go to space.
- A satellite that takes pictures of space.
- The biggest star on the North hemisphere.
- How long it take the Internatioal Space Station to orbit Earth.
- The first telliscope launch into space.
- Story's about gods and goddesses from Greek and anceint Egyipt.
- What is holding this planet from flying away from the solar system.
- A giant hole that sucks up everything and anything.
- This word is found in the first law of Motion.
23 Clues: Buzz _________. • Milky Way ______. • A colorful gas cloud. • The galaxy we live in. • Different word for mass. • The closest star to Earth. • A constellation and a galaxy. • The little bright thing in the sky. • How the planets move around the sun. • A station for people who go to space. • The first telliscope launch into space. • It is an Element that starts with an H. • ...
Astronomy terms 2025-04-29
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- when the moon is farthest from Earth
- season in which the earth is tilted toward the sun
- sun-centered model of the solar system
- the position where the planet is closest to the sun
- earth-centered model of the solar system
- when the moon casts a shadow on the earth
- season in which the arc of the sun is lowest
- the moon phase in which the moon is totally dark
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- the position where the planet is farthest from the sun
- the darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
- when a planet spins on its axis
- when the moon is closest to Earth
- moon phase just before the full moon
- the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun
- when just a sliver of the moon is visible
- when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon
- shadow of an eclipse but not the darkest part
- how to calculate the ovalness of an ellipse
- when a planet orbits the sun
- first day of spring or fall
- first day of winter
21 Clues: first day of winter • first day of spring or fall • when a planet orbits the sun • when a planet spins on its axis • when the moon is closest to Earth • when the moon is farthest from Earth • moon phase just before the full moon • sun-centered model of the solar system • earth-centered model of the solar system • the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun • ...
Jam_04.01.25 2025-03-31
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- A bright object in the night sky that orbits
- The wayfinder princess
- The Chinese warrior princess
- The planet with beautiful rings
- The force that keeps planets in orbit
- The Native American princess
- The last planet in our solar system
- The princess of Agrabah
- The queen with ice powers ELSA
- The biggest planet
- The Little Mermaid
- The planet that is blue
- A large ball of gas that shines
- Very small rocks in space
- The princess with the glass slipper
- A cold, icy object with a tail
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- A group of planets around a star
- A racing princess from Sugar Rush
- The first Disney princess
- The sister of Elsa
- The red planet
- The princess with magical hair
- The star at the center of our solar system
- The closest planet to the sun
- The Scottish princess with archery skills
- The hottest planet
- The Sleeping Beauty
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The Beauty and the Beast princess
- The planet we live on
30 Clues: The red planet • The sister of Elsa • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • The Little Mermaid • The Sleeping Beauty • The planet we live on • The wayfinder princess • The princess of Agrabah • The planet that is blue • The first Disney princess • Very small rocks in space • The Chinese warrior princess • The Native American princess • The closest planet to the sun • ...
lives of stars 2025-04-01
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- blue and white core that is left behind
- a spiral galaxy that our solar system is located in
- active young galaxies with black holes in the center
- best used to measure distance to near by stars
- large cloud of gas and dust
- brightness the star would have if it were at a standard distance from earth
- universe exploded and became itself
- what to spectographs do to light?
- they spiral outward like pinwheels
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- the process which atoms combine to form heavier atoms
- all the space and everything in it
- an American astronomer who discovered galaxies
- a group of single stars, stars systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
- many stars belong to larger groupings called?
- to figure out a more accurate scale of the solar system
- brightness seen from earth
- many stars are part of two or more
- a supergiant runs out of fuel and explodes suddenly
- the distance that light travels in one year
20 Clues: brightness seen from earth • large cloud of gas and dust • what to spectographs do to light? • all the space and everything in it • many stars are part of two or more • they spiral outward like pinwheels • universe exploded and became itself • blue and white core that is left behind • the distance that light travels in one year • many stars belong to larger groupings called? • ...
Unit 2 Review 2025-03-27
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- is the hottest and densest part of the sun, where nuclear fusion occurs to generate energy
- a graph of a stars brightness and temperature
- bodies that orbited the Sun prior to the planets' formation
- stars are classified by the elements they absorb
- the darkest portion of a sunspot
- the tendency of an object moving above Earth's surface to curve away from its path of travel
- a planet-centered solar system
- the amount of energy radiated by a star
- a Sun-centered solar system
- a giant cloud of gas, dust, and ice in space
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- is a tremendous explosion on the Sun that happens when energy stored in 'twisted' magnetic fields is suddenly released
- the Sun is approximately ____ million miles away
- temperature on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams is written in
- to go around something in a closed orbit
- the lightest portion of a sunspot
- to spin on an axis
- all of the light given off by a star
- Latin word for the Sun
- is also known as the tilt of the Earth
- matter sticking together under the influence of gravity
20 Clues: to spin on an axis • Latin word for the Sun • a Sun-centered solar system • a planet-centered solar system • the darkest portion of a sunspot • the lightest portion of a sunspot • all of the light given off by a star • is also known as the tilt of the Earth • the amount of energy radiated by a star • to go around something in a closed orbit • ...
General Knowledge 2024-07-19
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- The longest river in Europe
- The author of "The Divine Comedy"
- The smallest country in the world
- Gogh The painter of "Starry Night"
- The highest mountain in Japan
- The chemical formula for table salt
- The American president who abolished slavery
- The nation hosting the 2008 Olympics
- The number of planets in the solar system
- The inventor of the telephone
- House The famous opera house in Sydney
- The physicist known for the theory of relativity
- The city where the Parthenon is located
- The main material of the Eiffel Tower
- The official language of Brazil
- The first book printed by Gutenberg
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- The capital of Australia
- The planet known for its rings
- The first man to fly into space
- The number of states in the United States
- The painter famous for the Sistine Chapel
- The lightest metal
- The Greek poet who authored the Iliad
- The river that flows through London
- The second planet in the solar system
- The composer of the Ninth Symphony
- The chemical element symbol Fe
- The largest ocean in the world
28 Clues: The lightest metal • The capital of Australia • The longest river in Europe • The highest mountain in Japan • The inventor of the telephone • The planet known for its rings • The chemical element symbol Fe • The largest ocean in the world • The first man to fly into space • The official language of Brazil • The author of "The Divine Comedy" • The smallest country in the world • ...
Space 2017-05-16
8 Clues: orbits planet earth • incudes all the planets • all of space's contents • galaxy of our solar system • the fourth planet from the sun • takes 365 days to orbit around the sun • the planet with the largest rotation period • a giant star that is the centre of our solar system
Planets 2014-10-28
8 Clues: Known as the red planet • The earth's sister planet • Know for its spectacular rings • Furthest planet away from the sun • Biggest planet in the solar system • Only planet that rotates on its side • The smallest planet in our solar system • The only planet known to have life on it
Stars & Planets-Our Solar System Crossword- SOLUTIONS 2025-04-03
8 Clues: The red planet. • The center of our solar system. • An object that orbits a planet. • A large body that orbits a star. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • The planet with the biggest rings. • The only planet known to have life. • The biggest planet in our solar system.
Astronomy 2020-06-30
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- My last name, including the hyphen
- Galaxy containing our solar system
- An instrument used to collect information on stars, like what they are made of ect
- An artificial body placed in orbit to collect information
- Relatively small star with low luminosity
- Name of an icy dwarf planet in our solar system
- Moving in a circular orbit around the equator and appears to be fixed in place
- Time or date when the sun crosses the celestial equator
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- Fragment of rock or iron from space
- A space entirely devoid of matter
- Region of space where gravity is so strong not even light can escape
- Group of constellations divided into twelve (12) signs
- Group of stars
- On or relating to Earth
- A sudden or rapid variation in brightness
- A universe as a whole
- Path of a planet, star, spaceship or moon around a planet, star or moon
- Obscuring of light from a celestial body to another
- Distance required to complete one (1) osculation
- Measure of resistance when the state of motion is changed
20 Clues: Group of stars • A universe as a whole • On or relating to Earth • A space entirely devoid of matter • My last name, including the hyphen • Galaxy containing our solar system • Fragment of rock or iron from space • A sudden or rapid variation in brightness • Relatively small star with low luminosity • Name of an icy dwarf planet in our solar system • ...
planets wow 2023-04-21
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- shuttle that is the farthest out into space
- man-made satellite that humans occupy
- measured in kilograms
- first element on the periodic table
- third planet in the solar system
- space cloud
- space x program
- newtons first law
- has lots of mass packed into a tiny space, and sucks up anything that enters its event horizon
- on earth it's 9.8m/s
- distance that takes one year for light to traverse
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- how long does it take for the ISS to orbit earth?
- collection of stars that seem to make a shape in the sky
- outer belt of asteroids
- nearest galaxy to the milky way
- is one of the man-made satellites of Earth and is a telescope
- some kind of object that orbits another object in space
- the galaxy in which Earth resides
- nearest star to the solar system other than the sun
- what the moon does to the earth
- large collection of mass in a concentrated space
- large space sphere object that isn't a star or black hole
- the sun
23 Clues: the sun • space cloud • space x program • newtons first law • on earth it's 9.8m/s • measured in kilograms • outer belt of asteroids • nearest galaxy to the milky way • what the moon does to the earth • third planet in the solar system • the galaxy in which Earth resides • first element on the periodic table • man-made satellite that humans occupy • ...
The Enlightenment 2021-09-23
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- parties where people met to discuss new ideas
- invented the scientific method
- perfected the telescope
- engaged the use of the scientific method
- fonder of chemistry
- invented the heliocentric theory
- that thought everyone should have natural rights
- people who presented new ways of thinking
- the earth is in the center of the solar system
- there should be separation of power
- a style of characterized art by use soft lines and colors
- also believed in the social contract
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- used the microscope to look at micro organize and bacteria
- law to prove the heliocentric theory
- method a discovery of the world
- The sun is in the center of the solar system
- thought on crimes and punishments
- contract that will give up rights and freedom
- a person that rules will absolutely power
- a style of characterized art by using dull colors and strong lines
- women's rights
- Freedom of speech and religion
- Made a vaccine for smallpox
- law of gravity and motion
- believed in the social contract
25 Clues: women's rights • fonder of chemistry • perfected the telescope • law of gravity and motion • Made a vaccine for smallpox • invented the scientific method • Freedom of speech and religion • method a discovery of the world • believed in the social contract • invented the heliocentric theory • thought on crimes and punishments • there should be separation of power • ...
The Reasons For The Seasons 2023-11-28
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- Lower Half of Earth.
- The only planet in the solar system that currently contains life
- A belief that is wrong due to incorrect thinking.
- North Star
- A star at the center of the Solar System.
- Sunlight that is straight and is more concentrated in a smaller area.
- The Surface where the Southern part of the axis penetrates the Surface of Earth.
- The line that separates the NH and SH.
- The amount of heat in a certain area or object.
- The Surface where the Northern part of the axis penetrates the Surface of Earth.
- The time it takes for an object to make a revolution around another object.
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- Oval-like shape.
- Sunlight that is less concentrated but covers a bigger area.
- An imaginary line that something rotates on.
- he Path an object takes to complete a revolution around a bigger object.
- The motion an object takes to complete one full orbit
- Upper half of Earth.
- The motion of an object spinning on its axis.
- 23.5 degrees.
- The amount of time for an object to rotate once on its axis.
20 Clues: North Star • 23.5 degrees. • Oval-like shape. • Lower Half of Earth. • Upper half of Earth. • The line that separates the NH and SH. • A star at the center of the Solar System. • An imaginary line that something rotates on. • The motion of an object spinning on its axis. • The amount of heat in a certain area or object. • A belief that is wrong due to incorrect thinking. • ...
Unit 4. Into the Space 2024-03-09
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- The path an object takes around another object in space.
- Earth's natural satellite.
- The galaxy containing our solar system.
- To spin or turn around a central point.
- The huge, empty place above the Earth where the stars and planets are.
- A super tiny planet in space, smaller than regular planets.
- Stories that imagine future scientific advances.
- The time when it's dark, and the sun is not visible.
- A circular band, often around a planet.
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- Small, round, floating air pockets in liquid.
- A planet with a solid surface, like Earth.
- The space above the Earth where the sun, moon, and stars are.
- A vast collection of stars, planets, and cosmic dust.
- A bright object in the sky with a tail, made of ice and dust.
- Someone who studies stars, planets, and space.
- The solid ground on Earth.
- To send something, like a rocket, into the air.
- A round-shaped roof or structure. PLaza Norte 2 has one.
- Moving through the air, like in an airplane.
- The star at the centre of our solar system.
20 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • The solid ground on Earth. • The galaxy containing our solar system. • To spin or turn around a central point. • A circular band, often around a planet. • A planet with a solid surface, like Earth. • The star at the centre of our solar system. • Moving through the air, like in an airplane. • Small, round, floating air pockets in liquid. • ...
spcace 2024-06-19
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- - The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.
- - An icy body that releases gas or dust.
- - An instrument used to observe distant objects.
- YEAR - The distance light travels in one year.
- - The second planet from the Sun.
- - A space rock entering Earth's atmosphere, producing a streak of light.
- - Space rock orbiting the Sun.
- - A space telescope launched in 1990.
- HOLE - A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape.
- - An artificial body placed in orbit around a planet.
- - A highly magnetized rotating neutron star.
- - A planet outside our solar system.
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- - A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- WIND - The stream of charged particles released from the Sun.
- - An event where one celestial body moves into the shadow of another.
- - A powerful and luminous stellar explosion.
- - A very luminous and distant active galactic nucleus.
- - The force that attracts objects towards one another.
- - A cloud of gas and dust in space.
- - A massive system of stars, star clusters, and interstellar matter.
20 Clues: - Space rock orbiting the Sun. • - The second planet from the Sun. • - A cloud of gas and dust in space. • - A planet outside our solar system. • - A space telescope launched in 1990. • - An icy body that releases gas or dust. • - A powerful and luminous stellar explosion. • - A highly magnetized rotating neutron star. • YEAR - The distance light travels in one year. • ...
Science Midterm Chapter 1 2025-01-02
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- The location in the galaxy that is not too close to the inner core or outer arm
- The calendar we use today that fixed the number of leap years
- When there is an equal amount of daylight and nighttime
- The model where Sun is in the center of the solar system
- The lunar calendar that added an extra month so the holidays do not occur 11 days earlier each year
- The model where Earth is in the center of the solar system
- Equinox in March
- When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun
- The two types of solstices
- The calendar that has 12 months with 30 or 31 days, but has too many leap years
- The shape of Earth's orbit
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- All life on Earth
- Planets made mostly or entirely of gas
- The location around the Sun that is warm enough to support life
- Layer of gases around Earth
- Part of Earth made of water
- The lunar calendar whose holidays occur 11 days earlier each year
- Equinox in September
- Upper layer of Earth's crust
- planets Earthlike planets
20 Clues: Equinox in March • All life on Earth • Equinox in September • planets Earthlike planets • The two types of solstices • The shape of Earth's orbit • Layer of gases around Earth • Part of Earth made of water • Upper layer of Earth's crust • Planets made mostly or entirely of gas • When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun • ...
Earth and Sun 2025-06-16
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- The time between sunrise and sunset on Earth.
- The mixture of gases surrounding Earth.
- The force of attraction between masses.
- A group of starts in a pattern given a name by people.
- An instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger.
- A mass of ice, rock, and gas orbiting the Sun.
- A region in space without light that has a strong gravitational pull.
- The furthest planet from the Sun.
- The planet with the most confirmed moons in our solar system.
- A huge sphere of hydrogen and helium gas that radiates heat and light.
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- A small, round object that orbits the Sun and does not orbit a planet.
- The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor.
- Orbits around the Earth.
- A dwarf planet that used to be called a planet.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth in layers.
- A large, round object orbiting a star.
- The planet closest to the Sun.
- The time between sunset and sunrise on Earth.
- The planet with red soil.
- The star at the center of the solar system.
20 Clues: Orbits around the Earth. • The planet with red soil. • The planet closest to the Sun. • The furthest planet from the Sun. • A large, round object orbiting a star. • The mixture of gases surrounding Earth. • The force of attraction between masses. • The star at the center of the solar system. • The time between sunrise and sunset on Earth. • ...
Body Parts 2025-07-17
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- Earth's natural satellite
- Vehicle used to travel in space
- The third planet from the Sun
- Group of billions of stars, like the Milky Way
- Largest planet with a big red spot
- Another word for a machine that flies in space
- The bright star at the center of our solar system
- Icy object with a glowing tail
- Small rocky object orbiting the Sun
- Hottest planet in the solar system
- Tool used to see faraway space things
- Force that pulls things together
- Hole made by a space rock hitting a planet
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- A person who goes into space
- Farthest planet from the Sun
- Spins on its side and looks blue
- Our home galaxy
- When the Moon or Sun gets blocked
- The path one object takes around another
- Once a planet, now a dwarf planet
- Known as the Red Planet
- Shoots into space with fire and fuel
- A shooting star burning in Earth’s sky
- Giant ball of burning gas in space
- Planet with beautiful rings
25 Clues: Our home galaxy • Known as the Red Planet • Earth's natural satellite • Planet with beautiful rings • A person who goes into space • Farthest planet from the Sun • The third planet from the Sun • Icy object with a glowing tail • Vehicle used to travel in space • Spins on its side and looks blue • Force that pulls things together • When the Moon or Sun gets blocked • ...
Scientific Revolution 2025-09-01
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- Idea that the force which causes objects to fall on earth also moves planets and stars around one and other
- Put on house arrest for his
- revived the ideas of Aristarchus of Samos of a
- scientists follow these steps
- for heliocentric ideas
- Helped to establish and Develop the scientific method
- Used mathematics to prove
- optical lenses
- Idea that the sun is the center
- How blood flows through the
- with physics
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used this invention to study
- Discovered as the organ which pumps blood around the body
- solar system
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- model of the universe
- theory
- Item that helped give accurate descriptions of moon and sun
- Declared a heretic by catholic
- Discovered red blood cells which added proof to ideas of circulation
- Idea that earth is the center of
- Discovered Circulation
- the solar system
- ideas
- Developed laws of planetary
- Telescopes and microscopes
- Further developed the telescope in
- Developed ideas about light
- Newton Discovered laws of gravity and
- Published his book Micrographia in 1665 - the first publication to detail microscopic observations
29 Clues: ideas • theory • with physics • solar system • optical lenses • the solar system • model of the universe • Discovered Circulation • for heliocentric ideas • Used mathematics to prove • Telescopes and microscopes • Put on house arrest for his • Developed laws of planetary • How blood flows through the • Developed ideas about light • scientists follow these steps • Declared a heretic by catholic • ...
Sci 24 Unit B Review 2025-11-16
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- source of energy storage in animals
- pyramid that shows the loss of energy in organisms
- useable only once, will not form again for a long time
- measure of how well energy is converted
- nutrient found mostly in muscles
- system in which energy is changed from one form into another
- rate at which a human body uses energy
- oil before it has been refined
- energy of heat
- done by plants to create glucose
- respiration process used by all plant and animal cells to obtain energy from food
- energy cannot be created or destroyed
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- energy from the sun
- not useful output energy
- energy that enters a system
- main source of energy for the human body
- special parts of green
- formed from the remains of plants/animals that lived about 300 mya
- device that makes electricity
- that capture solar energy
- energy from the core of the Earth
- force resisting motion
- energy stored in batteries
- ability to do work
- 1000 watts per hour
- rate at which energy is transferred or work is done
26 Clues: energy of heat • ability to do work • energy from the sun • 1000 watts per hour • special parts of green • force resisting motion • not useful output energy • that capture solar energy • energy stored in batteries • energy that enters a system • device that makes electricity • oil before it has been refined • nutrient found mostly in muscles • done by plants to create glucose • ...
SPACE 2023-06-06
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- A person trained to travel and work in space
- The sixth planet from the sun, recognized by its prominent ring system
- A vast system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
- The star at the center of our solar system
- Earth's natural satellite that orbits around it
- The largest planet in our solar system, known for its massive size and storms
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- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars
- A celestial object consisting of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the sun
- The fourth planet from the sun, known as the "Red Planet"
- An optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space
10 Clues: The star at the center of our solar system • A person trained to travel and work in space • Earth's natural satellite that orbits around it • The fourth planet from the sun, known as the "Red Planet" • An optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space • A vast system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity • ...
Tatyana's Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2020-05-28
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- Bonus: The painter of Starry Night
- This is the direction that the stars appear to move across the celestial sphere in, due to an illusion.
- Make a wish! Also known as a meteor, they are pieces of rock/dust burning through space at 10-70km/second.
- The colour of a comet’s ion tail (also known as the ice tail).
- Zoom Zoom! The amount of times that you could travel around the earth in one second at the speed of light.
- Bonus: The singer of Starry Starry Night
- Just like the show star search! You use this chart to find constellations.
- Twice a year, the Sun’s rays are furthest from the equator, due to the tilt of the Earth. It is celebrated in the winter.
- This planet, which is named after the Roman God of the Sea, is the farthest from the sun and has the fastest wind speeds of all the planets in our solar system.
- This constellation’s English translation in stuffed form will bring comfort to a baby.
- The Earth is tilted on its ____ at 23.5 degrees.
- Buckle Up! This area between Mars and Jupiter is where almost all asteroids are found.
- When the Earth’s axis does not tilt toward or away from the Sun and the rays shine directly onto the equator twice a year.
- During this event, the moon is directly in between the Sun and Earth, and the sun’s light becomes totally or partially blocked.
- The sun is like a celebrity in the sense that they are both _____.
- Not only the number of keys on a piano, but also the number of constellations in the night sky.
- Bonus: He was the first man on the moon in 1969.
- We live on an itsy bitsy marble floating through space! At this distance from earth, our home planet begins to look small (in km).
- This large ball of ice, which has been reclassified as a dwarf planet and rotates around its axis in 6 ⅓ Earth days is also the name of Mickey’s pal.
- Welcome to the dark side! We never see the dark side of the moon because it is always ______ from us.
- This planet, which is also the title of Bananarama’s smash hit song, is one of the two planets to rotate east to west, the opposite from the other six.
- May the force be with you! The planets move in a circular pattern (orbit) because of this force.
- If you observe the movement of this planet for multiple nights, it will appear to move backwards for a bit before returning to moving forward. Also the name of a chocolate bar.
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- Everything that exists is a part of the ______.
- Bonus: This is the name of the leading explanation of how the universe began and also the name of a popular TV sitcom.
- Bonus:He is a Rocketman.
- There is no atmosphere on the moon because less gravity allows for all of the _____ to escape.
- In Greek mythology, the person that this constellation represents was a hunter. His constellation was placed right next to the constellations representing his dogs, and far away from Scorpius, the animal that caused his death.
- Find your Swiffer! It’s time to clean up the atoms and fragments of atoms that make up one of the two masses that galaxies contain.
- Bonus: He is a super-villain first appearing in the comic Green Lantern #21.
- During a solar eclipse, the sun’s ____ becomes visible, as the moon blocks out the sunlight.
- All objects that orbit the sun make up the ____.
- Look up! Do you see groups of stars that form a pattern? What are they called?
- Shhhh be quiet, people are sleeping! The moon’s seas are the Sea of Rains, Sea of Clouds, Sea of Serenity, and the Sea of _____.
- Follow that star! This star is famously used for navigation by sailors.
- Bonus: It is a trend on TikTok to show what this telescope saw on your birthday, images that are found on the NASA website.
- What’s your sign? There are 13 _____ constellations, constellations that cross the path of the ecliptic.
- The speed of the orbit becomes ____ as you move away from the Sun.
- Sometimes, the outer planets are referred to as the _____ planets.
- The distance between the sun and earth is measured in _______, a distance that was made up by astronomers.
- Look at that! These constellations are constantly visible in Canada.
- The Beatles say you want a ______, a 1-year journey that is a complete orbit of the Earth around the sun.
- Not to be confused with a solar eclipse, this occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon. You can look at this one without special goggles.
- Wow! This is the only planet where H2O exists in all three states.
- The cows are really thriving! Our home galaxy is the _____.
- Howl! This is the fifth phase of the moon.
- This is the direction in which the Earth rotates.
- Bonus: A fictional astronaut referred to in multiple David Bowie songs.
48 Clues: Bonus:He is a Rocketman. • Bonus: The painter of Starry Night • Bonus: The singer of Starry Starry Night • Howl! This is the fifth phase of the moon. • Everything that exists is a part of the ______. • All objects that orbit the sun make up the ____. • The Earth is tilted on its ____ at 23.5 degrees. • Bonus: He was the first man on the moon in 1969. • ...
Planets of the Solar System 2021-04-21
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- the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- is the lighter outer part of a shadow.
- the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.
- the action or process of moving or being moved.
- are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
- tide of maximal range, near the time of new and full moon when the Sun and Moon are in syzygy—i.e., aligned with the Earth.
- are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.
- the process of removing unwanted hair from a part of the body by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together.
- having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star and thought to be developing into a planet.
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
- the universal force of attraction acting between all matter.
- having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
- each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
- a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- is a fragment of spatial matter that falls to the surface of a planet.
- is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
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- a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.
- the action of rotating around an axis or center.
- refers to a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
- he point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
- a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
- the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
- relating to or belonging to a planet or planets.
- is the movement of the Earth around the Sun.
- is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
- he point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet) — compare aphelion.
- is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
- occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight.
- an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
- s a closed-plane curve that results from the intersection of a plane cutting through a cone.
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- is a spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information.
- any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space.
- is an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
46 Clues: is the lighter outer part of a shadow. • the star around which the earth orbits. • are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun. • is the movement of the Earth around the Sun. • the action or process of moving or being moved. • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • relating to or belonging to a planet or planets. • ...
Planets of the Solar System 2021-05-10
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- Regular oval shape
- Group of stars
- Difference between high/low tide
- Meteor surviving atmosphere
- Less dark outer part of sunspot
- Atmospheric phenomenon
- Force of attraction between masses
- Small planet lacking criteria
- Star which earth orbits
- Small body moving in solar system
- Instance of revolving
- Large body of matter in orbit
- Unit of measurement
- After new/full moon
- Earth as center
- Sun as center
- Rotating around axis
- Point in orbit where far from sun
- Has nucleus of ice and dust
- Rising and falling of sea
- Angular distance of place north/south
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- Electric/magnetic field travel waves
- Tide after new/full moon
- Dark central part of sunspot
- Four divisions of year
- Sun obscured by moon
- Act of rising
- Smaller part of visible surface
- Explore or examine with tool
- Time sun crosses celestial equator
- Instrument where far turns close
- Three laws
- Force attracting body towards earth
- Natural satellite of earth
- Sun with celestial bodies surrounding
- Luminous point in sky
- Celestial body in elliptical orbit
- Angular distance of celestial equator
- Point in orbit when close to sun
- Passing into shadow of celestial body
- Imaginary line dividing earth
- Movement where warmer parts move up
- Angular distance of place east/west
- Optical instrument
- Small rocky body orbiting sun
45 Clues: Three laws • Act of rising • Sun as center • Group of stars • Earth as center • Regular oval shape • Optical instrument • Unit of measurement • After new/full moon • Sun obscured by moon • Rotating around axis • Luminous point in sky • Instance of revolving • Four divisions of year • Atmospheric phenomenon • Star which earth orbits • Tide after new/full moon • Rising and falling of sea • ...
BEYONG EARTH: THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2015-02-19
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- fifth biggest satellite
- first space station of USA
- planet of oceans
- biggest satellite in the solar system
- exploding stars
- the most abundant element in the universe
- biggest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto
- nearest Star on Earth next to sun
- phobos and Deimos are its satellite
- the coldest planet
- fastest spinning planet
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- hottest planet
- it is a Latin term for "clouds"
- located between Mars and Jupiter
- nearest galaxy to Milky Way
- name of the first animal sent into the space
- the fastest revolving planet around the sun
- a belt of Constellations
- planet known for its "great dark spot"
- latin name for sun
20 Clues: hottest planet • exploding stars • planet of oceans • the coldest planet • latin name for sun • fifth biggest satellite • fastest spinning planet • a belt of Constellations • first space station of USA • nearest galaxy to Milky Way • it is a Latin term for "clouds" • located between Mars and Jupiter • nearest Star on Earth next to sun • phobos and Deimos are its satellite • ...
Motions in our Solar System 2014-04-21
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- The earth tilts directly away or toward the sun
- Responsible for day and night
- The wobble of the earth
- Reason for the seasons
- As the moon heads towards its New Moon phase
- When day and night are the same length
- When the moon appears to be getting more full
- Direct shadow
- Explained by Ptolemy's epicycles, better explained by Kepler(2 words)
- Tides are caused by the moon's __________ as well as inertia
- The tide caused when the sun is in line with the moon on either side of the earth
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- Orbital shape
- Orbital Radius is measured in ____________ (2 words)
- The imaginary line that the Earth rotates around
- The area of the Earth that sees a partial lunar eclipse is within this type of shadow cast by the moon
- The type of eclipse caused by the shadow of the earth
- When the Moon is perpendicular to the Sun, this tide occurs
- Responsible for the time of year
- The future north star
- The type of eclipse caused by the shadow of the moon
- The current north star
21 Clues: Orbital shape • Direct shadow • The future north star • Reason for the seasons • The current north star • The wobble of the earth • Responsible for day and night • Responsible for the time of year • When day and night are the same length • As the moon heads towards its New Moon phase • When the moon appears to be getting more full • The earth tilts directly away or toward the sun • ...
Stars and The Solar System 2015-12-25
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- Famous star in ursa minor
- The ringed planet
- Galaxy with diameter of 100000 light years
- A small body thet revolves around a bigger body
- Constellation visible from northern hempisphere
- The star which gives us light
- A moon of jupiter starting with 'g'
- All bodies ind the space collectively
- First name of founder of pluto
- Also called the great bear
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- First artifical satellite sent to space
- objects smaller than comets
- A group of seven stars
- Found between mars and jupiter
- Group of stars forming a recognizabe pattern
- India's first satellite sent to space
- A dwarf planet starting with 'c'
- Looks like a hunter with a bow
- The north pole star
- Known as morning or evening star
20 Clues: The ringed planet • The north pole star • A group of seven stars • Famous star in ursa minor • Also called the great bear • objects smaller than comets • The star which gives us light • Found between mars and jupiter • Looks like a hunter with a bow • First name of founder of pluto • A dwarf planet starting with 'c' • Known as morning or evening star • ...
Solar system crossword By Lemar.H 2024-01-26
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- the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the head of a comet.
- Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars;
- flow narrow columns of high-speed gas ejected by a protostar in two opposite directions.
- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- the plume of gas and dust from a comet.
- a planet not orbiting our Sun.
- the location of the “boundary” of a black hole. An outside observer cannot see in past the event horizon.
- planet a rocky planet similar to Earth in size and structure.
- cloud a vast region in which comet nuclei orbit.
- giant a planet that grew largely by gravitationally attracting gas
- the formation of elements, generally by the fusion of lighter elements into heavier ones.
- the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space
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- velocity the velocity of a body along the line of sight.
- star a star whose luminosity changes over time.
- the lowred giant a cool, luminous star whose radius is much larger than the Sun’s.
- an object whose gravitational attraction is so strong that its escape velocity equals the speed of light, preventing light or any radiation or material body from leaving its “surface.”
- tail a stream of ionized particles evaporated from a comet
- a small body in orbit around the Sun, consisting of a tiny, icy
- a dark band in a Jovian planet’s atmosphere, encircling the planet
- part of the Sun’s outer atmosphere
- the force exerted by a substance such as a gas on an area divided by that area.
- a dark, cooler region on the Sun’s visible surface
- dissociation the breaking apart of a molecule by intense radiation.
23 Clues: a planet not orbiting our Sun. • part of the Sun’s outer atmosphere • the plume of gas and dust from a comet. • star a star whose luminosity changes over time. • cloud a vast region in which comet nuclei orbit. • a dark, cooler region on the Sun’s visible surface • the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the head of a comet. • ...
Solar System and Outer Space 2024-03-15
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- 8th planet from the sun.
- the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun.
- small piece that broke off of an asteroid or comet and burns up in our atmosphere
- The earth does this around the sun once a year. Another word for it is revolves.
- largest planet and 5th planet from the sun.
- Last 4 planets (planets 5-8) which are bigger, colder, made of gas, have more moons,rings and take longer to go around the sun.
- Sphere shaped, orbits the sun only but does not clear orbital path
- small pieces that broke off of an asteroid or comet and stays in space.
- 7th planet from the sun.
- made of rock and metal and found between mars and jupiter.
- 4th planet from the sun and has a red color because of the iron in its soil.
- 1st 4 planets from the sun. They are hotter, smaller, go around sun faster, have less moons and mostly solid.
- A group of stars that appear to form an image from our view on earth.
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- The 1st planet from the sun also the smallest planet.
- small piece that broke off of an asteroid or comet and lands on the earth's surface
- Made of ice dust and frozen gasses has a tail made of vapor when it gets close to the sun.
- 6th planet from the sun has big rings.
- The earth does this every 24 hours and is why we have day and night.
- Sphere Shaped,made of gas,creates its own light and heat,found at the center of a solar system.
- Orbits a planet.
- The 2nd planet from the sun and hottest because of its thick atmosphere.
- the name of the galaxy our solar system is in.
- Sphere shaped, orbits the sun only, and clears orbital path.
- 3rd planet from the sun 70% of surface is water.
- The star at the center of our solar system.
25 Clues: Orbits a planet. • 8th planet from the sun. • 7th planet from the sun. • 6th planet from the sun has big rings. • largest planet and 5th planet from the sun. • The star at the center of our solar system. • the name of the galaxy our solar system is in. • 3rd planet from the sun 70% of surface is water. • the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun. • ...
Objects in The Solar System 2024-09-18
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- The largest moon of Uranus
- Our Star
- Has a water-ice crust
- MW12
- WR106
- Dark and light
- Named after Νησώ
- The Brightest Asteroid
- A moon roughly as big as Mercury
- Half as big as Pluto
- The Biggest Planet
- A very dense atmosphere, even denser than Earths
- Once a Dwarf Planet, Now a Asteroid
- The Ellipse of Dwarf Planets
- The outermost most major moon of Uranus
- The Smallest Planet
- Mini Mars
- Ceres Twin
- The well known Dwarf Planet
- An extreme seasonal cycle
- Beautiful Rings
- The smallest out of Mars Moons
- The most Massive Dwarf Planet
- A substantial magnetic field for a moon
- Our star
- Might have a ocean under its surface
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- Our Moon
- KX76
- Rhymes with the largest moon of Jupiter.
- The largest moon of Neptune
- Named after Σαώ
- A tidally locked moon around Saturn
- The Red Planet
- As cold as -230 Celsius
- 1% of the Asteroid Belt
- Likely a remnant of a protoplanet
- Rolling in Space
- Its trailing hemisphere is marked with chasmatas
- Life’s Haven
- Moon of Pizza
- A density of 0.98g/cm^3
- The biggest out of Mars Moons
- UK126
- An ice moon
- Highly Reflective
- Earths Twin
- The Actual Blue Planet
- SB60
- OR10
- Has the most eccentric orbit out of all the moons in the solar system.
- Discovered by “McDonalds”
- Uranus II
52 Clues: KX76 • MW12 • SB60 • OR10 • WR106 • UK126 • Our Moon • Our Star • Our star • Mini Mars • Uranus II • Ceres Twin • An ice moon • Earths Twin • Life’s Haven • Moon of Pizza • The Red Planet • Dark and light • Named after Σαώ • Beautiful Rings • Rolling in Space • Named after Νησώ • Highly Reflective • The Biggest Planet • The Smallest Planet • Half as big as Pluto • Has a water-ice crust • The Brightest Asteroid • ...
Chapter 6 The Solar System 2024-10-21
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- The outer layer, which looks like a white halo around the Sun
- rocky objects
- Meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and are found on Earth's surface
- Streams of electrically charged particles
- The eruptions caused by gas on the Sun being heated to millions of degrees Celsius
- Loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles
- A region beyond Neptune's orbit
- The inner layer of the Sun's atmosphere
- The inner planets
- Huge loops of gas
- A region between mars and Jupiter
- A fuzzy outer layer formed by clouds of gas and dust
- A region of very tightly packed gas where energy moves mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation
- Sun-centered model
- The outer planets
- trapping of heat by the atmosphere
- The middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere
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- Areas of gas on the Sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them
- Small bodies formed by rock and ice
- system Consists of the Sun, the planets, their moons and a variety of smaller objects
- Chunks of rock and dust smaller than asteroids
- the solid inner core of a comet
- oval shape
- The process in which H atoms join to form He atoms
- Beyond the Kuiper Belt, stretches more than 1,000 times the distance between the Sun and Neptune
- A streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
- the average distance between Earth and the Sun
- Must be round, orbit the Sun, and have cleared its orbit around the Sun
- Earth-centered model
- the outermost layer of the Sun's interior
- Orbits the Sun and is rounded, but has not cleared its path around the Sun
- central region
- thin disk of small particles of ice and rock
33 Clues: oval shape • rocky objects • central region • The inner planets • Huge loops of gas • The outer planets • Sun-centered model • Earth-centered model • the solid inner core of a comet • A region beyond Neptune's orbit • A region between mars and Jupiter • trapping of heat by the atmosphere • Small bodies formed by rock and ice • The inner layer of the Sun's atmosphere • ...
Earth and the solar system 2022-06-22
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- Planets orbit around it
- Coldest continent
- Smallest continent
- producer of maple syrup
- Independence day
- planet farther from the sun
- Number of continents
- Largest continent
- Planet closest to the sun
- Who created the world
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- Hottest planet
- Before continents broke apart
- Number of planets
- where we live on
- Coldest planet
- Whats on the canada flag
- Largest planet
- Covers seventy percent of the earth
- torus-shaped region
- A dwarf planet
20 Clues: Hottest planet • Coldest planet • Largest planet • A dwarf planet • where we live on • Independence day • Number of planets • Coldest continent • Largest continent • Smallest continent • torus-shaped region • Number of continents • Who created the world • Planets orbit around it • producer of maple syrup • Whats on the canada flag • Planet closest to the sun • planet farther from the sun • ...
Bodies in our Solar System 2022-05-21
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- one of the reasons pluto was demoted and has only one moon called MK2
- 1000 of this would fit in the sun
- this trans-Neptunian object has one moon called weywot (look it up)
- mars' bigger moon
- has a moon so comprable to this body's size, they actually orbit each other
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- this moon is under consideration for terraforming
- the outermost dust of our solar system and where comets are formed
- this seperates the rocky planets from the gas giants
- a Galilean moon with a liquid ocean under its crust
- this planet is covered in iron
- the largest dwarf planet
- the dwarf planet farthest away from the sun
- home of the great blue spot
- the only moon of pluto
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- the only known habitable planet
- roughly the same size as Earth, but spins the opposite way
- was hit by an asteroid while developing
- a Galilean moon and the first moon to be discovered after our own
- Mark Twain was born and died when this passed
- the brightest object in the sky
- mars' smaller moon
- seperates the planets from the dwarf planets
- the largest of the Galilean moons
- known for having an unexplainable white dot
- a Galilean moon the size of Mercury
- is elliptical in shape since it spins so fast
- has at least seven layers of rings
- the scientific name for our moon
29 Clues: mars' bigger moon • mars' smaller moon • the only moon of pluto • the largest dwarf planet • home of the great blue spot • this planet is covered in iron • the only known habitable planet • the brightest object in the sky • the scientific name for our moon • 1000 of this would fit in the sun • the largest of the Galilean moons • has at least seven layers of rings • ...
Topic 1 - Solar System Review 2024-09-27
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- There are more than 2 _____________ galaxies in the observable universe.
- The force that keeps planets orbiting around the sun.
- This planet is a similar size to Earth.
- A solar system is smaller than the system it lives in called a ________.
- The amount of Earth's that can fit into the sun (2 words, no spaces)
- The way something seems.
- The surface on mars contains _______ rich material.
- Comets orbit beyond this planet.
- This consists of a star, planets that orbit around it, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other smaller celestial bodies, all held together by the star's gravity (2 words, no spaces)
- This is found between the inner and outer planets.(2 words, no spaces)
- This grouping of planets have thick atmospheres, and low densities.(2 words, no spaces)
- Moons orbit these celestial bodies.
- Galaxies are made of stars, dust, objects orbiting the stars, and _______.
- The closest planet to the sun.
- Scientists use these to observe objects in space.
- Another term for inner, rocky planets.
- The celestial objects that are most easily detected by the human eye.
- The outer planets are also known as the __________ planets.
- The 3 types of galaxies are spiral, ______________, and elliptical.
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- Which of these planets have a small solid core: Neptune, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
- This gas gives Neptune & Uranus their blue color.
- This grouping of planets has large solid cores (2 words, no spaces)
- Stars have apparent size and __________________.
- What type of scientific investigation can be used to describe how things work
- Comets have more elongated orbits than these space rocks.
- The shape of elliptical galaxies.
- The celestial body that has a trail of gas and dust.
- True or False: The Milky Way Galaxy can be seen as a bright band of light in the night sky.
- All planets rotate on an __________.
- Saturn has the most visible of these, but all outer planets have them.
- The largest planet in the solar system.
- A meteorite is a meteor that has reached Earth's __________.
- A space rock that has entered Earth's atmosphere.
- The natural satellite of Earth.
- A space rock that breaks off from an asteroid.
- Old stars are found in this part of a galaxy.
- True or False: Some galaxies can be seen without a telescope.
- Inner planets have ____________ orbits than outer planets.
- This star is closest to Earth.
- The largest of the inner planets.
- Many planets are named after __________ gods.
41 Clues: The way something seems. • The closest planet to the sun. • This star is closest to Earth. • The natural satellite of Earth. • Comets orbit beyond this planet. • The shape of elliptical galaxies. • The largest of the inner planets. • Moons orbit these celestial bodies. • All planets rotate on an __________. • Another term for inner, rocky planets. • ...
ECLIPSE VOCABULARY FUN 2024-04-01
Across
- A dark shape produced when an object blocks light.
- The central star of our solar system, providing light and heat.
- The path object follows in space around another object.
- The Sun's outer atmosphere, visible during a total solar eclipse.
- When one celestial body blocks light from or to another.
- Pertaining to the Moon.
- Related to the Sun.
- What makes things visible and illuminates the environment.
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- The natural satellite orbiting Earth, visible at night by reflected sunlight.
- The fully shaded inner par of a shadow in an eclipse.
- Complete, often describing a full eclipse.
- Related to the sky or space.
- A stage in change, like the Moon's appearance from Earth.
- Our home planet, the third for the Sun, orbiting it.
14 Clues: Related to the Sun. • Pertaining to the Moon. • Related to the sky or space. • Complete, often describing a full eclipse. • A dark shape produced when an object blocks light. • Our home planet, the third for the Sun, orbiting it. • The fully shaded inner par of a shadow in an eclipse. • The path object follows in space around another object. • ...
astronomy 2023-12-13
Animals 2020-11-03
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- The planet which has the largest volcano.
- This planet has wild winds.
- This planet's Roman Equivalent is The God Poseidon.
- This planet is also known as The Ice Giant.
- This planet is very light.
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- This was once a planet but now a dwarf planet.
- The smallest planet in the Solar System.
- The hottest planet in the solar System.
- The only planet with life.
9 Clues: The only planet with life. • This planet is very light. • This planet has wild winds. • The hottest planet in the solar System. • The smallest planet in the Solar System. • The planet which has the largest volcano. • This planet is also known as The Ice Giant. • This was once a planet but now a dwarf planet. • This planet's Roman Equivalent is The God Poseidon.
Night Owl 2017-04-18
Across
- Largest planet in the solar system
- Sixth planet from the sun... think rings
- Third planet from the sun... lots of humans
- Astronomical body that orbits the Earth
- The star in the center of the solar system
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- Eighth planet from the sun... the BLUE planet
- The sun is the closet ---- to earth
- Dwarf planet... think Mickey Mouse
- Fourth planet from the sun... the red planet
9 Clues: Largest planet in the solar system • Dwarf planet... think Mickey Mouse • The sun is the closet ---- to earth • Astronomical body that orbits the Earth • Sixth planet from the sun... think rings • The star in the center of the solar system • Third planet from the sun... lots of humans • Fourth planet from the sun... the red planet • ...
Galaxy vocabulary 2025-11-13
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- Astronomical unit measuring distance, not time
- Instrument for viewing distant objects in space
- A group of connected parts forming a whole
- Region where gravity prevents light from escaping
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- The name of the galaxy containing our Solar System
- All space, time, and matter as a whole
- Vast collection of stars bound by gravity
- Relating to the Sun
- Transmission of information or message
9 Clues: Relating to the Sun • All space, time, and matter as a whole • Transmission of information or message • Vast collection of stars bound by gravity • A group of connected parts forming a whole • Astronomical unit measuring distance, not time • Instrument for viewing distant objects in space • Region where gravity prevents light from escaping • ...
Planets 2023-11-28
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- an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object
- a yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system
- a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor a comet—that orbits within the inner Solar System.
- an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.
- an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity
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- a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity
- a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant.
- the expanse that exists beyond Earth and its atmosphere and between celestial bodies.
- all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star
10 Clues: an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object • a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. • a yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system • the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star • ...
puzzle 4 2024-01-10
10 Clues: Square number • First in line • Doughnut shape • Double trouble • Days of creation • Six-pack muscles • Binary system base • Fingers on one hand • Third time's a charm • Eight planets in the solar system
Astronomy 2024-05-19
8 Clues: a group of stars • a collection of solar systems • oval-shaped path an object follows • the moon’s shadow blocks sun’s light • System a system of objects in space • an imaginary line through the center • all of the existing matter and energy in space • phase change in the moon’s appearance from Earth
solar system crossword puzzle 2024-04-23
8 Clues: A path an object takes • this planet has 7 rings • This is the largest planet • a model of the solar system • A force that pulls things down • the average distance between planets • This is the star of the solar system • a model of the universe which earth is at the center
Renaissance crossword 2025-02-14
8 Clues: Renaissance • paying of your sins • importance of humans • what did gutenberg invent • man who knows all the talents • what did Martin Luther king put on the door • thesis that the earth is center of the solar system • thesis that the sun is the center of the solar system
Universe Crossword Puzzle 2017-03-28
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- Way The galaxy that contains our solar system is the ___________.
- Bang Theory One explanation of how the universe began.
- The troposphere is below this layer of Earth atmosphere.
- Ship This transportation can take astronauts to space!
- A very cold and windy planet.
- Some day people will try to land on _______.
- Hole A region of space with a gravitational field.
- Atmosphere Divided into four primary layers.
- The night sky is filled with ___________ that are far, far away.
- ZOOM in and you can see the stars up close!
- _____________ revolves around the Sun.
- Second largest planet in the solar system.
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- Canis Majoris Known as the red hyper giant. One of the biggest stars in the universe.
- Year The distance that light travels in one year.
- Lowest region in the atmosphere.
- A landscape that have features of the moon.
- Helps collect data and information about the universe.
- Carbon dioxide is an example of this.
- ____________ travel to space to discover and learn new things about the universe.
- Gives of light for all to see.
20 Clues: A very cold and windy planet. • Gives of light for all to see. • Lowest region in the atmosphere. • Carbon dioxide is an example of this. • _____________ revolves around the Sun. • Second largest planet in the solar system. • A landscape that have features of the moon. • ZOOM in and you can see the stars up close! • Some day people will try to land on _______. • ...
Earth Science 2018-04-29
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- sphere of water
- rock formed by intense heat and pressure
- the transfer of heat energy by touch
- plate boundary that collides and forms mountains
- used to measure outside our solar system
- long term atmospheric conditions
- sphere of ice
- plate boundary that spreads apart and makes valleys
- sun moon and earth are at a right angle creating very little difference between high tide and low tide
- temporary atmospheric conditions (example: rain)
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- used to measure inside our solar system
- rock formed by tiny rock particles
- rock formed by molten and cooled lava
- the transfer of heat energy by heat waves
- sun moon and earth are in a straight line creating higher high tides and lower low tides
- sphere of air
- sphere of rocks
- sphere of living things
- the transfer of heat energy by hot air/liquid rising and cool air/liquid sinking
- type of dating that uses rock layers to determine the general order or rocks
- type of dating that uses radioactive atoms to determine the exact age of rocks
21 Clues: sphere of air • sphere of ice • sphere of water • sphere of rocks • sphere of living things • long term atmospheric conditions • rock formed by tiny rock particles • the transfer of heat energy by touch • rock formed by molten and cooled lava • used to measure inside our solar system • rock formed by intense heat and pressure • used to measure outside our solar system • ...
The Enlightenment 2021-09-23
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- MAde vaccine for smallpox
- Examined red blood cells, looked up close at organisms
- The agreement in which people created a government.
- Heliocentric theory
- Individual freedom, social contract
- Earth is the center of the solar system
- Sun is the center of the solar system
- Laws of motion and gravity
- Separation of power and checks and balances
- Founder of modern chemistry
- Women's rights
- A person who rules with absolute power
- Parties where people met to discuss new ideas
- Freedom of speech/religion
- Experimental method/encouraged use of scientific method
- Believed all humans were born evil, created the social contract
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- Depicted happy scenes/soft lines and colors
- Mathematical laws to support the heliocentric theory
- People could learn from experience, supported social contract
- A logical procedure for gathering testing ideas
- Founder of telescope used it to support the heliocentric theory
- Analytical geometry
- Dull colors and lines, about war
- The people who presented new ways of thinking during the Enlightenment.
- Promoted crimical justice
25 Clues: Women's rights • Heliocentric theory • Analytical geometry • MAde vaccine for smallpox • Promoted crimical justice • Laws of motion and gravity • Freedom of speech/religion • Founder of modern chemistry • Dull colors and lines, about war • Individual freedom, social contract • Sun is the center of the solar system • A person who rules with absolute power • ...
Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy 2021-06-19
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- Which planet has only two moon
- Is the amount of water vapor in the air
- It deals with the study of rock layers
- stars What is the hottest stars of all
- Jupiter's largest moon
- rock Is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- What is the largest planet in our solar system
- Is the study of rock
- The measure of the amount of the heat energy in the atmospheric
- What planet rotates 243 days and its revolusyon 225 days?
- Which layer of the earth do plants and animals live on?
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- This word means to spin on an axis
- Suturn's largest moon
- Describes how fast the air is moving fast a certain point
- The study of atmospheric phenomena
- Is the study of earth
- Is derived from ancient greek meaning "high in the air"
- What is the center of our solar system
- This planet is the largest among the inner planets. And it's rotation is every 24 hours
- Which type of soil is made up of very tiny grains of rock
20 Clues: Is the study of rock • Suturn's largest moon • Is the study of earth • Jupiter's largest moon • Which planet has only two moon • This word means to spin on an axis • The study of atmospheric phenomena • It deals with the study of rock layers • stars What is the hottest stars of all • What is the center of our solar system • Is the amount of water vapor in the air • ...
Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy 2021-06-19
Across
- Which planet has only two moon
- Is the amount of water vapor in the air
- It deals with the study of rock layers
- stars What is the hottest stars of all
- Jupiter's largest moon
- rock Is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- What is the largest planet in our solar system
- Is the study of rock
- The measure of the amount of the heat energy in the atmospheric
- What planet rotates 243 days and its revolusyon 225 days?
- Which layer of the earth do plants and animals live on?
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- This word means to spin on an axis
- Suturn's largest moon
- Describes how fast the air is moving fast a certain point
- The study of atmospheric phenomena
- Is the study of earth
- Is derived from ancient greek meaning "high in the air"
- What is the center of our solar system
- This planet is the largest among the inner planets. And it's rotation is every 24 hours
- Which type of soil is made up of very tiny grains of rock
20 Clues: Is the study of rock • Suturn's largest moon • Is the study of earth • Jupiter's largest moon • Which planet has only two moon • This word means to spin on an axis • The study of atmospheric phenomena • It deals with the study of rock layers • stars What is the hottest stars of all • What is the center of our solar system • Is the amount of water vapor in the air • ...
6th Grade Science 2023-11-15
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- one of the most abundant elements
- one of the most abundant elements
- hottest planet
- the force that pulls things toward the earth
- only planet with water in all 3 states of matter
- has the most moons
- coldest planet
- this variable never changes
- this variable is what you change
- a cloud of dust
- the purest substance on earth
- largest planet
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- this contains EVERYTHING
- Pluto isn't a planet because it doesn't ___ its orbit
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- this variable is what you measure, it is the outcome
- particle outside the nucleus that has a negative charge
- smallest planet
- The nebula started to heat up, contract, and ____.
- Neptune's twin
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- particle in the nucleus that has no charge
- this tells you the number of protons
- Earth is this many AUs from the sun
- Pluto is this type of planet
- measures things outside of our solar system
- particle in the nucleus that has a positive charge
- an atom of hydrogen has this many neutrons
- this contains our solar system plus lots of other stars and planets
29 Clues: hottest planet • Neptune's twin • coldest planet • largest planet • smallest planet • a cloud of dust • has the most moons • this contains EVERYTHING • this variable never changes • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Pluto is this type of planet • the purest substance on earth • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • this variable is what you change • one of the most abundant elements • ...
Puzzle 1 2020-10-16
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- suggested that hydrogen atoms in the sun fused or combined to form helium atoms
- only moon in solar system with substantial atmosphere
- type of visible star is coolest
- magellanic cloud is a
- natural disasters happen on moon
- the sun
- Horsehead nebula is
- brightest star in southern constellation of carina
- pulsar is actually a
- a black hole of mass of earth would be of size of a
- Device that does not work on moon
- Saturn's moon has distinctive equatorial ridge
- class name that andromeda galaxy belongs to
- largest volcano
- two bright spots of light on opposite sides of a halo
- the dragon
- great red spot located at
- cool areas on the surface of earth
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- star closest to sun
- galaxy home to solar system
- unit measurement used to describe the expansion of universe
- rotation axis to most celestial bodies is
- astronomical event that made headlines in 1986
- only moon with active volcanoes
- asteroid type of heavenly body
- first rover to explore mars
- the hunter
- bright star in constellation Ursa major
28 Clues: the sun • the hunter • the dragon • largest volcano • star closest to sun • Horsehead nebula is • pulsar is actually a • magellanic cloud is a • great red spot located at • galaxy home to solar system • first rover to explore mars • asteroid type of heavenly body • type of visible star is coolest • only moon with active volcanoes • natural disasters happen on moon • ...
Project Hail Mary 2024-09-12
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- Planet considered for a solar energy absorption solution.
- Central theme of the mission and the story.
- Field heavily emphasized in problem-solving throughout the book.
- Biological process crucial to understanding Astrophage.
- MARY: Name of the spacecraft sent on the crucial mission.
- CETI: Star system that remains unaffected by Astrophage.
- Nickname for the autonomous probes used in the mission.
- Microorganism causing the energy crisis on Earth.
- Key challenge between Ryland and Rocky.
- Last name of the protagonist, Ryland _____.
- Last name of the scientist who discovered the solar dimming.
- First name of the protagonist, _____ Grace.
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- Astrophage's ability to imitate stellar radiation.
- Subatomic particle involved in Astrophage reproduction.
- Nickname of the alien engineer from Eridani.
- Species name of the alien character Rocky.
- SHIP: Type of spacecraft where the crew is in suspended animation.
- Force manipulated aboard the Hail Mary for artificial effect.
- First name Eva, mission commander overseeing Hail Mary.
- Condition that afflicts Ryland Grace upon awakening.
- Periods of radio silence during the mission.
- Collaborative effort between human and alien.
- Rocky is an _____ from another star system.
23 Clues: Key challenge between Ryland and Rocky. • Species name of the alien character Rocky. • Central theme of the mission and the story. • Last name of the protagonist, Ryland _____. • Rocky is an _____ from another star system. • First name of the protagonist, _____ Grace. • Nickname of the alien engineer from Eridani. • Periods of radio silence during the mission. • ...
Project Hail Mary 2024-09-12
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- Planet considered for a solar energy absorption solution.
- Central theme of the mission and the story.
- Field heavily emphasized in problem-solving throughout the book.
- Biological process crucial to understanding Astrophage.
- MARY: Name of the spacecraft sent on the crucial mission.
- CETI: Star system that remains unaffected by Astrophage.
- Nickname for the autonomous probes used in the mission.
- Microorganism causing the energy crisis on Earth.
- Key challenge between Ryland and Rocky.
- Last name of the protagonist, Ryland _____.
- Last name of the scientist who discovered the solar dimming.
- First name of the protagonist, _____ Grace.
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- Astrophage's ability to imitate stellar radiation.
- Subatomic particle involved in Astrophage reproduction.
- Nickname of the alien engineer from Eridani.
- Species name of the alien character Rocky.
- SHIP: Type of spacecraft where the crew is in suspended animation.
- Force manipulated aboard the Hail Mary for artificial effect.
- First name Eva, mission commander overseeing Hail Mary.
- Condition that afflicts Ryland Grace upon awakening.
- Periods of radio silence during the mission.
- Collaborative effort between human and alien.
- Rocky is an _____ from another star system.
23 Clues: Key challenge between Ryland and Rocky. • Species name of the alien character Rocky. • Central theme of the mission and the story. • Last name of the protagonist, Ryland _____. • Rocky is an _____ from another star system. • First name of the protagonist, _____ Grace. • Nickname of the alien engineer from Eridani. • Periods of radio silence during the mission. • ...
The Universe 2023-05-29
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- Very hot, not luminous star at the endo of its life cycle
- Arrangement of electromagnetic waves
- Age of the universe is 13.77 ____ years old
- Description of the wavelength of light that shows a distant object is moving away from the observer
- Massive star explosion
- Name of the star in our solar system
- The hottest stars are this color
- Diagram that plots stars according to luminosity and surface temperature
- name of the light we can see
- Planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system
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- Primary fuel used by stars
- Telescope launched in December 2021 to replace the Hubble Telescope
- Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis while revolving around the sun
- Describes how the universe is changing over time
- Stars that generate energy by hydrogen fusing into helium
- The effect that shows how objects are moving in the universe
- Cloud of gas/dust where stars are born
- Theory of the beginning of the universe
- "Invisible" feature near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
- Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy
20 Clues: Massive star explosion • Primary fuel used by stars • name of the light we can see • Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy • The hottest stars are this color • Arrangement of electromagnetic waves • Name of the star in our solar system • Cloud of gas/dust where stars are born • Theory of the beginning of the universe • Age of the universe is 13.77 ____ years old • ...
Enlightenment and Revolution myah hunt 2022-12-21
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- earth centered solar system
- used telescope to study astronomy
- veto
- social gatherings hosted by wealthy women to discuss ideas
- simple but elegant
- agreement between people and gov’t
- ruled a little differently , but still absolute monarchs
- theory that the truth can be discovered through reason and logic
- part of the U.S constitution
- sun centered solar system
- thinkers of the Enlightenment
- separation of powers was the only way to prevent tyranny
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- applied reason and logic to people and society
- ruled russia ( 1762-1796 )
- change in thinking about the natural world using observation
- used enlightenment ideas from Locke to justify independence
- belief based on reason
- grand and extravagant
- gov’t should only exist for the benefit of the people
- wanted equal education for women
- The U.S declare independence from Great Britain
- universal laws of motion and gravity
- logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- freedom of speech and religion
- speedy trial, council, no cruel and unusual punishments
- people are born with right to life, liberty, and property
26 Clues: veto • simple but elegant • grand and extravagant • belief based on reason • sun centered solar system • ruled russia ( 1762-1796 ) • earth centered solar system • part of the U.S constitution • thinkers of the Enlightenment • freedom of speech and religion • wanted equal education for women • used telescope to study astronomy • agreement between people and gov’t • ...
ESS Quiz #6 Review Crossword 2025-04-04
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- Describes phases of the moon with the light on the left hand side
- The total shadow of an elliptic plane
- The term that describes Earth spinning on it's axis
- Multiple retrogrades in a singlar orbit
- The shape of Earth orbit
- When the Moon is the closest to Earth
- The current model of the solar system
- Developed the laws of planetary motion
- Discovered Gravity
- The theory that explains the formation of the moon
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- Discovered that the Earth was round
- The moon passing through the elliptic plane of the Earth
- Study of the universe and other phenomena
- Went blind studying the Sun
- The distance from the Sun to Earth
- The type of day that describes the true length of Earth rotation on its axis
- The only discovery of Ptolemy that we still use
- The first phase of the Moon
- The darker portion of the Moon
- Another term for orbit
- First model of the solar system
- Formations largely for on the moon's surface
- 29 and a half day
- The first society of people to study Astronomy
24 Clues: 29 and a half day • Discovered Gravity • Another term for orbit • The shape of Earth orbit • Went blind studying the Sun • The first phase of the Moon • The darker portion of the Moon • First model of the solar system • The distance from the Sun to Earth • Discovered that the Earth was round • The total shadow of an elliptic plane • When the Moon is the closest to Earth • ...
EOY Science Review Semester 1 pt 1h 2025-05-06
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- explanation of an event or observation in nature
- transfer of energy (heat) through waves
- where hot gas moves up and cooler gas falls
- the true brightness of an object
- entire range of radiant energy
- outermost layer of a star
- model of the solar system/universe with Earth in the middle
- a rule that describes a pattern in nature
- observation made using measurements
- the brightness of a star as viewed from Earth's surface
- model of the solar system with the Sun in the middle
- How many variables can be changed in an experiment?
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- observation made suing the senses
- where nuclear fusion takes place
- diagram relates the surface temperature and absolute brightness of a star
- apparent surface of a star
- variable variable that is being tested
- layer that covers the core
- orange-red layer of the Sun
- group in a controlled experiment not introduced to the independent variable
- transfer of energy(heat) through direct contact
- 150000km
- variable variable that is measured for effect
23 Clues: 150000km • outermost layer of a star • apparent surface of a star • layer that covers the core • orange-red layer of the Sun • entire range of radiant energy • where nuclear fusion takes place • the true brightness of an object • observation made suing the senses • observation made using measurements • transfer of energy (heat) through waves • ...
Planets -Olivia 2024-02-09
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- There are 4 _____ giants
- scientists have only found life on earth
- Biggest planet in the solar system
- The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants
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- The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
- there are_____planets in our solar system
- has a ring made of ice and rocks
- The smallest planet
8 Clues: The smallest planet • There are 4 _____ giants • has a ring made of ice and rocks • Biggest planet in the solar system • scientists have only found life on earth • there are_____planets in our solar system • The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants • The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
SCS-OUR SOLAR SYSTEM 2025-04-11
8 Clues: The red planet. • The center of our solar system. • An object that orbits a planet. • A large body that orbits a star. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • The planet with the biggest rings. • The only planet known to have life. • The biggest planet in our solar system.
SCS CROSSWORD OUR PLANETS & SUN 2025-04-09
8 Clues: The red planet. • The center of our solar system. • An object that orbits a planet. • A large body that orbits a star. • The farthest planet from the Sun • The planet with the biggest rings. • The only planet known to have life. • The biggest planet in our solar system.
Solar system and natural treasures 2017-12-17
23 Clues: газ • луна • шёлк • марс • какао • земля • нефть • шерсть • звезда • солнце • жемчуг • хлопок • вулкан • янтарь • золото • дерево • резина • экватор • меркурий • поверхность • ледяная шапка • космический зонд • солнечная система
planets of the solar system 2021-06-10
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- each of the four divisions of the year
- imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
- force that pulls a body toward earth
- angular distance of a body's hour circle east of the vernal equinox
- a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star
- the sun, earth,and moon in alignment
- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- the point in the orbit of a planet
- angular distance of a place east or west
- distance from the earth to the sun
- celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
- the action or process of moving or being moved
- angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- space of partial illumination
- meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- relating to or belonging to a planet or planets
- large round object that circles the Earth
- action or process of conveying
- optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- Earth and other planets revolve around Sun
- frozen gases, rock and dust
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- kind of radiation including different wave lengths
- time of new and full moon when the Sun and Moon are in syzygy
- center of the earth
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
- the point in the orbit of a planet
- smaller than a regular planet
- fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large
- moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
- celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- an atmospheric phenomenon
- moon gets between Earth and the sun
- phase between a new moon and a full moon
- angular distance of a body north or south of the celestial equator
- the star around which the earth orbits
- conspicuous configurations of objects or creatures in the sky
- period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- part of a shadow in which all light from a given source
- single-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor
- eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- alternate rising and falling of the sea
- squashed circle with two focus points
45 Clues: center of the earth • an atmospheric phenomenon • frozen gases, rock and dust • smaller than a regular planet • space of partial illumination • action or process of conveying • the point in the orbit of a planet • the point in the orbit of a planet • distance from the earth to the sun • moon gets between Earth and the sun • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • ...
EARTH,SOLAR SYSTEM AND FOLKTAKES 2023-11-27
25 Clues: GUA • RATU • BUMI • GURUN • BULAN • DANAU • BADAI • GUNUNG • LEMBAH • TAMPAN • BANJIR • SUNGAI • LANGIT • SAMUDRA • BINTANG • PELANGI • PERAMPOK • PENGEMIS • PAHLAWAN • PENYIHIR • TATA SURYA • AIR TERJUN • GEMPA BUMI • TANAH LONGSOR • GUNUNG MELETUS
Solar System + Gravity Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-16
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- The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.
- A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice, rock and dust; when near the sun, a "tail" of gas and dust particles form pointing away from the sun.
- A unit of measurement used to describe distances between celestial objects, equal to 3.26 light years.
- A small, blue-white hot core of a dim star that is the leftover center of an old star.
- A naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists outside of Earth's atmosphere that can be found in the observable universe; i.e. planets, moon, stars, asteroids, comets, etc.
- Distance greater than 35,785 km above sea level in which some artificial satellites orbit Earth.
- A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy, including planets, stars, galaxies and even light, are attracted to (or gravitate toward) one another.
- A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
- The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- A flattened rotating disk of gas and dust grains surrounding a newly formed protostar or star in which, over time, collisions within the disk tends to lead to planet formation.
- The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion km or 5.8 trillion miles.
- A huge cloud of gas that is created when the outer layers of a red giant star drift out into space.
- A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky as it burns.
- An object that is thrown, propelled, or launched and the only force acting upon it is gravity.
- A satellite that orbits in the same direction around Earth and whose speed is equal to Earth's rotational period of 23 hours and 56 minutes.
- An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and is large enough to dominate or impact those within its orbit.
- The apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different locations.
- A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface associated with magnetic disturbances on the sun's surface.
- A reaction that occurs when lighter nuclei are forced together to produce heavier nuclei; typically occurs within stars.
- A geosynchronous (rotational rate 23 hours and 56 minutes) high earth orbit (35,785 km) satellite whose rotational rate and height allows it to remain above the same spot on Earth's surface.
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- Distance between 160 ‐ 2,000 km above sea level in which some artificial satellites orbit Earth.
- The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere.
- When there are no net flows of matter or energy to or away from a system and no net changes in the matter and energy in that system; in regards to stars it is the balance between gravity collapsing the star and nuclear fusion within the star holding it up.
- Any object, natural or artificial, that orbits around another object in space.
- A form of matter that does not give off electromagnetic radiation nor emits light at any known wavelength and is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe.
- The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
- The average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million km often used in Solar System distance calculations.
- Any of numerous small solid celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the Sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
- A very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature; red giants are thought to occur in the latter stage of a star's life when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
- Planets composed made mostly of rocks and metals, have solid surfaces, with atmospheres that range from very thick (on Venus) to very thin (on Mercury); the four smaller inner planets in the solar system-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravitational attraction.
- A meteoroid that impacts or reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely.
- A large cloud of dust and gas in space from which solar systems are formed.
- The remnants of a comet, asteroid or planet that has broken free and is floating around at extremely high speeds in space.
- A large planet that consists mostly of gases hydrogen and helium in a dense form; the four large outer planets in the solar system- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
35 Clues: The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. • A large cloud of dust and gas in space from which solar systems are formed. • Any object, natural or artificial, that orbits around another object in space. • ...
Planets of the solar system 2021-04-23
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- orbits of planets around the Sun
- representing the earth as the center(former)
- during full or new moon, the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all aligned
- body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star and thought to be a planet
- fading or becoming less strong or powerful
- distance in degrees North and South of the equator.
- a small fragment of an orbiting body that has fallen to Earth, generating heat
- transfer of thermal energy
- imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees latitude
- tool that astronomers use to see faraway object
- fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large
- a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
- force a force that attracts any two objects with mass.
- rising position
- the star around which the earth orbits
- natural satellite of the earth
- a space of partial illumination
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- periodic rise and fall of sea level
- has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris
- attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- a kind of radiation including visible light
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- time of year during which Earth’s axis is at a 90 degree angle to the Sun
- obscuring of the light from one celestial body
- distance in degrees East and West of the prime meridian.
- point of orbit of a planet closest to the sun
- body made of rock and ice
- when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, blocking Earth’s view of the Sun
- spacecraft that travels through space to collect science
- tide that occurs during the first- or third-quarter Moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle
- celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit
- optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- point of orbit is further from the sun
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
- short-term periods with specific weather conditions
- representing the sun as the center(current)
- metallic object
- the dark central part of a sunspot
- group of stars that form a pattern
- he time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit.
- piece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its
- action of rotating
42 Clues: rising position • metallic object • action of rotating • body made of rock and ice • transfer of thermal energy • natural satellite of the earth • a space of partial illumination • orbits of planets around the Sun • the dark central part of a sunspot • group of stars that form a pattern • periodic rise and fall of sea level • point of orbit is further from the sun • ...
Solar System and Space Exploration 2022-10-24
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- Natural or artificial body in orbit
- Streak of light from meteoroid as it enters Earth's atmosphere
- Instrument used for viewing distant objects
- A person training to be part of a space crew
- First name of the first man on the moon
- A meteoroid that hits Earth's surface
- All planets orbit the ________
- First animal in space
- First American woman in space
- American agency dedicated to space exploration
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- Rocky or metallic objects in space
- Another word for revolution
- The name of the competition between US & Russia
- Gravity pulls objects towards the _____ of Earth.
- 4th planet from the Sun
- Located between Mars and Jupiter
- Small objects mostly made of ice
- Larget planet in our solar system
- Pluto is classified as a ________ planet
- The name of our galaxy
20 Clues: First animal in space • The name of our galaxy • 4th planet from the Sun • Another word for revolution • First American woman in space • All planets orbit the ________ • Located between Mars and Jupiter • Small objects mostly made of ice • Larget planet in our solar system • Rocky or metallic objects in space • Natural or artificial body in orbit • ...
Earth and the solar system 2022-06-22
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- Planets orbit around it
- Coldest continent
- Smallest continent
- producer of maple syrup
- Independence day
- planet farther from the sun
- Number of continents
- Largest continent
- Planet closest to the sun
- Who created the world
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- Hottest planet
- Before continents broke apart
- Number of planets
- where we live on
- Coldest planet
- Whats on the canada flag
- Largest planet
- Covers seventy percent of the earth
- torus-shaped region
- A dwarf planet
20 Clues: Hottest planet • Coldest planet • Largest planet • A dwarf planet • where we live on • Independence day • Number of planets • Coldest continent • Largest continent • Smallest continent • torus-shaped region • Number of continents • Who created the world • Planets orbit around it • producer of maple syrup • Whats on the canada flag • Planet closest to the sun • planet farther from the sun • ...
The Sun and Solar System 2025-09-04
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- A small planet-like body such as Pluto
- The planet with the most famous ring system
- The amount of matter in an object
- A giant ball of gas producing light and heat by fusion
- The farthest planet from the Sun
- The largest planet in the Solar System
- The name for the small rocky planets close to the sun
- A natural satellite that orbits a planet
- The force that keeps planets in orbit.
- An inward force in circular motion
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- The name for the gas and ice giants
- The planet that rotates on its side
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The closest planet to the Sun
- A famous dwarf planet, once classed as the ninth planet
- The third planet from the Sun
- The region where most asteroids are found
- Known as the red planet
- A large body that orbits a star
- A rocky body found between Mars and Jupiter
20 Clues: Known as the red planet • The closest planet to the Sun • The third planet from the Sun • A large body that orbits a star • The farthest planet from the Sun • The amount of matter in an object • An inward force in circular motion • The name for the gas and ice giants • The planet that rotates on its side • A small planet-like body such as Pluto • ...
Members of the Solar System 2026-04-11
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- Comets are made of dust, rock, and frozen _______.
- Small rock moving through space before it enters Earth's atmosphere.
- A distant, spherical region beyond the Kuiper Belt, believed to be the home of long-period comets.
- Unlike comets, asteroids are generally rocky and ____.
- The solid, icy, and dusty center of a comet.
- Comets have this feature pointing away from the sun due to solar wind.
- A crater is formed by this kind of event.
- What occurs when Earth passes through a cometary debris field, creating a meteor _______.
- Often called a "dirty snowball," it develops a tail near the sun.
- Common name for a meteor burning in the atmosphere.
- Its gravity affects the main asteroid belt.
- A dwarf planet larger than Pluto located in the Kuiper Belt.
- The main component of a comet that melts near the sun.
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- The region between Mars and Jupiter populated by rocky remnants.
- The glowing head of a comet, formed of gas and dust when heated.
- Another name for asteroids (minor __________).
- An exceptionally bright fireball that often explodes in the atmosphere.
- Asteroids _____ in size and shape.
- The largest asteroid in the main belt, also classified as a dwarf planet.
- A common metal found in many asteroids.
- A rocky or metallic space object that survives passage through Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground.
- Pluto and Eris are classified as _______ planets.
- Type of belt beyond Neptune containing icy bodies and Pluto.
23 Clues: Asteroids _____ in size and shape. • A common metal found in many asteroids. • A crater is formed by this kind of event. • Its gravity affects the main asteroid belt. • The solid, icy, and dusty center of a comet. • Another name for asteroids (minor __________). • Pluto and Eris are classified as _______ planets. • Comets are made of dust, rock, and frozen _______. • ...
Planets 2020-10-31
8 Clues: very hot • our home • , its rings are envious • your future is to be burned • the last planet in the solar system • the largest planet in the solar system • the possible future new home of mankind • the planet that one side is always night and the other side is day
The Planets 2023-01-30
8 Clues: Earth Spins on it • Closest planet to Earth • Planet has highest density • smallest moon in the solar system • A star at the center of Solar system • A day is ------- than a year on Venus. • planet called the morning/evening star • -------- of the sun is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit
Planets and Space 2025-11-12
8 Clues: famous for its rings • called the Red Planet • Earth's natural satellite • an icy body with a glowing tail • the only planet known to support life • the largest planet in the Solar System • the path a planet takes around the Sun • the star at the center of our Solar System
THE PLANETS 2021-12-02
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- It has rings.
- It is known as the Morning Star.
- 75% of it is made of water.
- It's axis and rings are inclined.
- Name of the star that is the center of the Solar System.
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- Also known as the red planet.
- The biggest planet in the outer planet's group.
- The smallest and closest planet from the Sun.
- Last planet of the solar system.
9 Clues: It has rings. • 75% of it is made of water. • Also known as the red planet. • Last planet of the solar system. • It is known as the Morning Star. • It's axis and rings are inclined. • The smallest and closest planet from the Sun. • The biggest planet in the outer planet's group. • Name of the star that is the center of the Solar System.
Earth movement 2023-01-06
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- A scientist who studies space
- An imaginary line around the middle of earth
- Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
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- The earth's movement around its axis is called ________.
- The smallest planet in our solar system.
- The curved path the earth undertakes around the sun.
- The earth's movement around the sun is called ________.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- An imaginary line that goes through earth
9 Clues: A scientist who studies space • The largest planet in our solar system. • The smallest planet in our solar system. • Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. • An imaginary line that goes through earth • An imaginary line around the middle of earth • The curved path the earth undertakes around the sun. • The earth's movement around the sun is called ________. • ...
Comets meteors and asteroids 2022-11-30
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- before they touch the ground
- touch ground
- cloud outside the solar system
- most in asteroid belt
- Have tail
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- between mars and jupiter
- objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids
- the belt that some small rocks ice and gas are in
- what fly through the solar system from oort clouds or the asteroid belt
- the burning ball of gas that the comets follow
10 Clues: Have tail • touch ground • most in asteroid belt • between mars and jupiter • before they touch the ground • cloud outside the solar system • the burning ball of gas that the comets follow • the belt that some small rocks ice and gas are in • objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids • ...
SPACE 2017-04-11
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- The galaxy that our Solar System is found in
- The hottest planet in our Solar System
- The gas that makes up the sun
- The reason we have tides and waves on Earth
- Made up of billions of stars
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- Created when a large star explodes
- Caused the extinction of Dinosaurs 65 million years ago
- The planet nearest to the Sun
- Pluto is this type of planet
9 Clues: Pluto is this type of planet • Made up of billions of stars • The planet nearest to the Sun • The gas that makes up the sun • Created when a large star explodes • The hottest planet in our Solar System • The reason we have tides and waves on Earth • The galaxy that our Solar System is found in • Caused the extinction of Dinosaurs 65 million years ago
asteroids,comets,meteors,and dwarf planets. 2020-11-23
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- the shadow of the moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
- minor planets from the inner solar system.
- a small rock,metallic in space.
- icy,solar system body.
- a object placed into a obit.
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- the sun in the center.
- a small rock,metallic in space.
- is a revolving of a object around another in an oval shape path.
- a complete circle around
- planet: a object that is not know of.
10 Clues: the sun in the center. • icy,solar system body. • a complete circle around • a object placed into a obit. • a small rock,metallic in space. • a small rock,metallic in space. • planet: a object that is not know of. • minor planets from the inner solar system. • is a revolving of a object around another in an oval shape path. • ...
Space Terms 2025-04-03
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- The star at the center of ur solar system
- A grouping of stars, planets, and meteorites. (milky way)
- A grouping of stars to make a shape or figure
- Where many researchers learn about space
- The planet we live on
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- A person who studies space
- A planet that has rings, the 7th in out solar system
- The first discovered dwarf planet
- Another word for "rocket"
9 Clues: The planet we live on • Another word for "rocket" • A person who studies space • The first discovered dwarf planet • Where many researchers learn about space • The star at the center of ur solar system • A grouping of stars to make a shape or figure • A planet that has rings, the 7th in out solar system • A grouping of stars, planets, and meteorites. (milky way)
Earth movement 2023-01-06
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- The smallest planet in our solar system.
- An imaginary line around the middle of earth
- Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
- A scientist who studies space
- The curved path the earth undertakes around the sun.
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- The earth's movement around the sun is called ________.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- The earth's movement around its axis is called ________.
- An imaginary line that goes through earth
9 Clues: A scientist who studies space • The largest planet in our solar system. • The smallest planet in our solar system. • Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. • An imaginary line that goes through earth • An imaginary line around the middle of earth • The curved path the earth undertakes around the sun. • The earth's movement around the sun is called ________. • ...
Planets 2024-04-03
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- Mercury is the smallest of eight Planets
- Mars we known as a red planet
- Venus has no moons and no rings
- The sun is center of our solar system
- Jupiter is largest planet in solar system
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- Neptune is windiest planet
- Uranus looks blue because of methane gas
- Saturn has 82 moons
- Earth is the only planet known to have plants and animals living on it
9 Clues: Saturn has 82 moons • Neptune is windiest planet • Mars we known as a red planet • Venus has no moons and no rings • The sun is center of our solar system • Uranus looks blue because of methane gas • Mercury is the smallest of eight Planets • Jupiter is largest planet in solar system • Earth is the only planet known to have plants and animals living on it
Mars 2026-04-02
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- It is covered with a cold, rocky _________ .
- The name of the volcano.
- A _________ on Mars lasts 669.6 days!
- There are _________ famous missions that have landed on Mars.
- It is the _________ smallest planet in the solar system.
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- Occasionally, _________ are so strong it creates dust storms.
- Mars is the _________ planet from the sun.
- Mars is also known as the _________ planet.
- It has the largest _________ in the solar system.
9 Clues: The name of the volcano. • A _________ on Mars lasts 669.6 days! • Mars is the _________ planet from the sun. • Mars is also known as the _________ planet. • It is covered with a cold, rocky _________ . • It has the largest _________ in the solar system. • It is the _________ smallest planet in the solar system. • ...
The Universe 2022-08-22
Earth and the solar system 2022-06-22
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- Planets orbit around it
- Coldest continent
- Smallest continent
- producer of maple syrup
- Independence day
- planet farther from the sun
- Number of continents
- Largest continent
- Planet closest to the sun
- Who created the world
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- Hottest planet
- Before continents broke apart
- Number of planets
- where we live on
- Coldest planet
- Whats on the canada flag
- Largest planet
- Covers seventy-one percent of the earth
- torus-shaped region
- A dwarf planet
20 Clues: Hottest planet • Coldest planet • Largest planet • A dwarf planet • where we live on • Independence day • Number of planets • Coldest continent • Largest continent • Smallest continent • torus-shaped region • Number of continents • Who created the world • Planets orbit around it • producer of maple syrup • Whats on the canada flag • Planet closest to the sun • planet farther from the sun • ...
Bodies in our Solar System 2022-05-21
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- was hit by an asteroid while developing
- a Galilean moon the size of Mercury
- a Galilean moon with a liquid ocean under its crust
- this planet is covered in iron
- one of the reasons pluto was demoted and has only one moon called MK2
- this seperates the rocky planets from the gas giants
- the largest dwarf planet
- the dwarf planet farthest away from the sun
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- the outermost dust of our solar system and where comets are formed
- mars' bigger moon
- roughly the same size as Earth, but spins the opposite way
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- is elliptical in shape since it spins so fast
- Mark Twain was born and died when this passed
- seperates the planets from the dwarf planets
- this trans-Neptunian object has one moon:
- home of the great blue spot
- known for having an unexplainable white dot
- the largest of the Galilean moons
- (look it up)
- has at least seven layers of rings
- the scientific name for our moon
- has a moon so comprable to this body's size, they actually orbit each other
- 1000 of this would fit in the sun
- this moon is under consideration for terraforming
- mars' smaller moon
- the only known habitable planet
- a Galilean moon and the first moon to be discovered after our own
- the brightest object in the sky
29 Clues: (look it up) • mars' bigger moon • mars' smaller moon • the largest dwarf planet • home of the great blue spot • this planet is covered in iron • the only known habitable planet • the brightest object in the sky • the scientific name for our moon • the largest of the Galilean moons • 1000 of this would fit in the sun • has at least seven layers of rings • ...
Planets of the solar system 2021-04-26
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- It is what decides how much we weigh and how far a basketball will travel when thrown before it returns to the surface.
- a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star and thought to be developing into a planet.
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
- physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.
- a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
- the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
- the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
- have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
- the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity.
- a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
- unit a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
- the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
- each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
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- a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center.
- have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
- a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.
- the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
- the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
- relating to or belonging to a planet or planets.
- the action of rotating around an axis or center.
- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
- measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun.
- planet a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
- the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
- the action or process of moving or being moved.
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
- having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
- the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
- an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
- the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
45 Clues: a small rocky body orbiting the sun • the star around which the earth orbits. • the action or process of moving or being moved. • relating to or belonging to a planet or planets. • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • ...
Gravity and The Solar System 2021-05-13
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- referred to as “Earth’s twin”
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- something that orbits around another object
- A measure of gravity exerted on an object
- least dense planet
- a ball of gas in space that produces light
- first planet discovered by telescope
- meteoroids that strike earths surface
- The amount of matter in an object
- rock/dust existing outside earthsAtmosphere
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- large celestial bodies that revolve the sun
- nearly 4 times the size of Earth
- has an atmosphere with water
- located between mars and Jupiter
- force that pulls objects toward one another
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- referred to as the “Red planet”
- the star our solar system revolves around
- closest planet to the Sun
- most massive planet
- a Celestial body that revolves a planet
21 Clues: least dense planet • most massive planet • closest planet to the Sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • has an atmosphere with water • referred to as “Earth’s twin” • referred to as the “Red planet” • nearly 4 times the size of Earth • located between mars and Jupiter • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • The amount of matter in an object • first planet discovered by telescope • ...
Stars and The Solar System 2015-12-25
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- Found between mars and jupiter
- Famous star in ursa minor
- The north pole star
- objects smaller than comets
- A moon of jupiter starting with 'g'
- Group of stars forming a recognizabe pattern
- India's first satellite sent to space
- Looks like a hunter with a bow
- Constellation visible from northern hempisphere
- A small body thet revolves around a bigger body
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- Known as morning or evening star
- A dwarf planet starting with 'c'
- A group of seven stars
- First artifical satellite sent to space
- The star which gives us light
- First name of founder of pluto
- All bodies ind the space collectively
- Galaxy with diameter of 100000 light years
- The ringed planet
- Also called the great bear
20 Clues: The ringed planet • The north pole star • A group of seven stars • Famous star in ursa minor • Also called the great bear • objects smaller than comets • The star which gives us light • Found between mars and jupiter • First name of founder of pluto • Looks like a hunter with a bow • Known as morning or evening star • A dwarf planet starting with 'c' • ...
Stars and The Solar System 2015-12-25
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- Group of stars forming a recognizabe pattern
- A group of seven stars
- Also called the great bear
- India's first satellite sent to space
- A dwarf planet starting with 'c'
- objects smaller than comets
- Constellation visible from northern hempisphere
- Galaxy with diameter of 100000 light years
- The ringed planet
- Famous star in ursa minor
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- Looks like a hunter with a bow
- The star which gives us light
- All bodies ind the space collectively
- A small body thet revolves around a bigger body
- A moon of jupiter starting with 'g'
- The north pole star
- Found between mars and jupiter
- Known as morning or evening star
- First artifical satellite sent to space
- First name of founder of pluto
20 Clues: The ringed planet • The north pole star • A group of seven stars • Famous star in ursa minor • Also called the great bear • objects smaller than comets • The star which gives us light • Looks like a hunter with a bow • Found between mars and jupiter • First name of founder of pluto • Known as morning or evening star • A dwarf planet starting with 'c' • ...
Solar system and natural treasures 2017-12-17
23 Clues: газ • марс • шёлк • луна • какао • земля • нефть • жемчуг • янтарь • шерсть • резина • солнце • звезда • хлопок • золото • вулкан • дерево • экватор • меркурий • поверхность • ледяная шапка • космический зонд • солнечная система
Elements of the Solar System 2023-08-14
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- Extremely dense region with strong gravitational pull, bending light.
- The "Red Planet," possibly once harboring liquid water, explored by rovers.
- Vast system of stars, gas, and dust, held together by gravity.
- Rocky object orbiting the Sun, found primarily in the asteroid belt.
- Farthest planet, characterized by its blue hue and strong winds.
- Natural light display in the sky, typically near the poles, caused by solar wind.
- Existing or occurring between stars, in the space between planetary systems.
- Path followed by a celestial object around another under gravitational influence.
- Closest planet to the Sun, known for extreme temperature variations.
- Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, considered a protoplanet.
- Group of stars that share a common origin and gravitational bond.
- Icy body that develops a glowing coma and tail as it approaches the Sun.
- Our home planet, teeming with life and diverse ecosystems.
- Interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and other gases.
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- Blue-green planet tilted on its side, with a unique rotation.
- Constant stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun.
- Force that attracts two masses toward each other, crucial for celestial motions.
- Planet outside our solar system, potentially habitable.
- Known for its striking rings made of ice and rock particles.
- Small rocky or metallic body in space, potential source of meteorites.
- Earth's natural satellite, responsible for tides and lunar cycles.
- Second planet, covered in thick clouds, similar in size to Earth.
- Object in orbit around a larger body, often used for communication or observation.
- Former ninth planet, now classified as a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.
- Largest planet, with a massive and famous Great Red Spot storm.
- Point in the sky from which meteors appear to originate during meteor showers.
- Explosive death of a massive star, releasing vast amounts of energy.
- Pertaining to the heavens or outer space.
- The star at the center of the solar system, a source of light and heat.
29 Clues: Pertaining to the heavens or outer space. • Planet outside our solar system, potentially habitable. • Constant stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. • Our home planet, teeming with life and diverse ecosystems. • Known for its striking rings made of ice and rock particles. • Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, considered a protoplanet. • ...
The Solar System, Moon, & Seasons 2025-12-15
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- The regular rising and falling of the sea
- A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
- The phase when the Moon is waning and half of the sunlit side can be seen
- Any phase when less than half of the sunlit side of the moon can be seen
- A time of year with typical weather patterns and daylight hours
- The phase when the Moon is waxing and half of the sunlit side can be seen
- A large natural object that orbits a planet
- The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing towards Earth
- The shape of the sunlit side of the Moon as seen from Earth
- An event where one object in space blocks another from view
- An imaginary line through an object around which it spins
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- Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to grow over time
- A hemisphere experiences this when it’s tilted away from the Sun
- Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a low angle
- Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a high angle
- When the Sun is blocked from view by the Moon
- An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
- Any phase when more than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
- Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to shrink over time
- A hemisphere experiences this when it’s tilted towards the Sun
- The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing away from Earth
- When the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow
22 Clues: The regular rising and falling of the sea • A large natural object that orbits a planet • When the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow • When the Sun is blocked from view by the Moon • Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a low angle • Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a high angle • A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator • ...
Solar System By Victor Renner 2024-10-31
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- the hottest planet
- has life
- 365 days
- 6th planet
- Mercury is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter is the _________ planet in order from the sun
- Mars has a lot of _______
- 30 times further away from the sun than earth
- Mercury is the ____ planet
- Earth is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- orbits around planets
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- Uranus is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- Saturn is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- the closest planet to the sun
- the biggest planet
- 24 hours
- red planet
- Neptune is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- Venus is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Mars is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it
- 4 times bigger than the earth
- the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in
23 Clues: has life • 24 hours • 365 days • red planet • 6th planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • orbits around planets • Mars has a lot of _______ • Mercury is the ____ planet • the closest planet to the sun • 4 times bigger than the earth • the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in • Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it • 30 times further away from the sun than earth • ...
Space Crush 2022-03-25
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- a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out
- most well known constellation
- relating to the world or the universe
- what is our solar system
- how many astronauts have walked on the moon
- coldest planet in our solar system
- the planet is closest in size to Earth
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- tubular optical instrument for viewing space
- which planet has the fastest rotation?
- electromagnetic radiation of the shortest wavelength and highest energy
- sixth planet from the Sun
- a band of small celestial bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune from which many short-period comets are believed to originate
12 Clues: what is our solar system • sixth planet from the Sun • most well known constellation • coldest planet in our solar system • relating to the world or the universe • which planet has the fastest rotation? • the planet is closest in size to Earth • how many astronauts have walked on the moon • tubular optical instrument for viewing space • ...
