solar system Crossword Puzzles
Solar System Objects 2025-10-07
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- i'm hidden under toxic yellow clouds, hotter than any oven
- i used to be the ninth planet, now I'm a dwarf planet
- i'm red, dusty, and home to the tallest volcano in the solar system
- My rings make me stand out, and I could float in water if you found a big enough tub.
- i have liquid water and breathable air
- I am not a planet. I am the star that lights them all.
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- i'm farthest from the sun and have the fastest winds
- I am known for my great red spot
- i'm the smallest planet, closest to the sun, with no moons
9 Clues: I am known for my great red spot • i have liquid water and breathable air • i'm farthest from the sun and have the fastest winds • i used to be the ninth planet, now I'm a dwarf planet • I am not a planet. I am the star that lights them all. • i'm hidden under toxic yellow clouds, hotter than any oven • i'm the smallest planet, closest to the sun, with no moons • ...
Energy Words 2015-04-11
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- A fuel made from biological processes
- A term describing heat derived from undergound sources
- A system that converts solar energy into direct current (dc) electricity
- A machine in power stations that has blades which are turned by water or wind
- The act of adding a material to prevent heat loss
- The process of removing oil from sediments by fracturing rock and applying hydraulic pressure
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- The type of solar heating that occurs by orientating a house appropriately for windows to face the sun
- A term used to describe oil that requires refining before use
- The energy produced by utilising the kinetic energy of water stored behind dam walls.
- A prefix meaning water
- The material that saturates oil sands
- Like petrol, it is formed from hydrocarbons with 6-12 carbon atoms, is a liquid and is easily combustible
- This medium, and air may be heated by solar panels
- The curved shape of solar power receiver troughs and reflector dishes
- The process of splitting a plutonium or uranium atom into and thereby producing energy
15 Clues: A prefix meaning water • A fuel made from biological processes • The material that saturates oil sands • The act of adding a material to prevent heat loss • This medium, and air may be heated by solar panels • A term describing heat derived from undergound sources • A term used to describe oil that requires refining before use • ...
space 2024-09-30
8 Clues: this planet has rings • this planet has no moon • this was a planet until 2006 • this is in the center of the milky way • this space company is owned by Elon Musk • this planet is also known as the red planet • this is the hottest planet in the solar system • this is the largest planet in the solar system
The Solar System 2024-11-12
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- This planet is famous for its tilted rotation and has a blue-green color
- Planet known for its extreme winds and cold blue color
- Red Planet
- The Largest planet in the solar system
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- The farthest planet from the Sun in the solar system
- This planet has beautiful rings
- Planet second from the Sun, often called Earth’s "sister planet"
- Planet closest to the Sun
- Our home planet
9 Clues: Red Planet • Our home planet • Planet closest to the Sun • This planet has beautiful rings • The Largest planet in the solar system • The farthest planet from the Sun in the solar system • Planet known for its extreme winds and cold blue color • Planet second from the Sun, often called Earth’s "sister planet" • ...
Carys 2024-03-28
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- The point around a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape.
- Rover designed to explore Mars' Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microbial life.
- Known as the Red Planet, home to the tallest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons.
- Hypothesized distant spherical shell of icy objects surrounding the Solar System.
- Rover exploring the Gale Crater on Mars, searching for evidence of water and past life.
- Space telescope dedicated to finding Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of other stars.
- Known for its extreme temperature fluctuations, the closest planet to the Sun.
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- A space telescope that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
- The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way, expected to collide with our galaxy in the future.
- Mission that explored Saturn and its intricate ring system and moons.
- A spacecraft that has provided humanity with its first glimpse into interstellar space.
- A red supergiant star famous for its variable brightness, located in the constellation Orion.
- Saturn's largest moon, remarkable for its dense atmosphere and surface lakes of hydrocarbons.
- A moon of Jupiter, believed to have a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust.
- Conducted a historic flyby of Pluto, revealing its complex surface and atmosphere.
- Star system known for its seven Earth-sized planets, several of which are in the habitable zone.
- Host star to the nearest known exoplanet in the habitable zone.
17 Clues: Host star to the nearest known exoplanet in the habitable zone. • Mission that explored Saturn and its intricate ring system and moons. • A space telescope that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. • The point around a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape. • ...
Introduction to Green Technology (First Quiz) 2023-09-26
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- is made from biological sources like straw, wood, wood waste, sugarcane and byproduct from agriculture industry.
- Clear coating of titanium oxide collects pollutants and makes rain slides down the glass where it is collected and use for watering.
- in 1955 the first solar car invented was a tiny 15-inch vehicle created by william G. Cobb of General Motors.
- Circular design allows maximum light into center.
- It is the practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water and materials and reducing building impacts on human health and environment through better design, construction, operation and maintenance.
- is a bike path which is made of concrete modules each measuring 2.5 by 3.5 meters embedded with solar panels covered in tempered glass.
- The plan combines farming with office and residential stories.
- It is one of the goals of green technology such as paper, plastic, cans, batteries, clothing etc.
- It is a technology which is environmentally friendly, developed and used in such a way so that it doesn't disturb our environment and conserves natural resources
- It is the energy derived from the heat of the earth.
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- are generated by the wind as it blows across the sea surface and the energy is transferred from the wind to the waves.
- converts the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power that runs a generator to produce clean electricity.
- Energy is supplied by a rotating solar panel that follows the sun; drives interior heating/cooling system.
- It uses the energy of running water to make electrical energy.
- filtered, sterilized wastewater from sewage system can be used for Irrigation.
- It comes from natural sources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, plants, algae and geothermal heat.
- Another goal of green technology such as avoiding the usage of plastic bags and use eco bag instead.
- It is one of the goals of green technology such as fuels, waste, energy consumption and waste of clean water
- refers to the use of nanotechnology to enhance the environmental sustainability of processes producing negative externalities.
- It is also called sustainable chemistry.
- is another goal of green technology such as wind power, water power, solar energy, bio-fuel and waste water.
- is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics or indirectly using concentrated solar power.
- is a hydrogen vehicle that means it uses sun fuel system.
- is also a goal of green technology in avoiding the wastage of Electricity, water, fuel, food etc.
- also called green computing which describes the study and the using of computer resources in an efficient way.
25 Clues: It is also called sustainable chemistry. • Circular design allows maximum light into center. • It is the energy derived from the heat of the earth. • is a hydrogen vehicle that means it uses sun fuel system. • It uses the energy of running water to make electrical energy. • The plan combines farming with office and residential stories. • ...
Space crossword 2020-06-14
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- group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- Point that is orbited by sun and jupiter
- gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter
- a Russian astronaut.
- speculative structure linking disparate points in spacetime
- a planet which orbits a star outside the solar system.
- hypothetical group of multiple universes
- a star of relatively small size and low luminosity
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- object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object
- region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing—no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from it
- matter which is composed of the antiparticles
- giant a large planet such as Jupiter or Saturn that consists mainly of hydrogen and helium
- piece of stone-like or metal-like debris which travels in outer space.
- all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy
- icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing
15 Clues: a Russian astronaut. • Point that is orbited by sun and jupiter • hypothetical group of multiple universes • matter which is composed of the antiparticles • a star of relatively small size and low luminosity • a planet which orbits a star outside the solar system. • group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture • ...
Space crossword 2020-06-14
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- group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- Point that is orbited by sun and jupiter
- gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter
- a Russian astronaut.
- speculative structure linking disparate points in spacetime
- a planet which orbits a star outside the solar system.
- hypothetical group of multiple universes
- a star of relatively small size and low luminosity
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- object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object
- region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing—no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from it
- matter which is composed of the antiparticles
- giant a large planet such as Jupiter or Saturn that consists mainly of hydrogen and helium
- piece of stone-like or metal-like debris which travels in outer space.
- all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy
- icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing
15 Clues: a Russian astronaut. • Point that is orbited by sun and jupiter • hypothetical group of multiple universes • matter which is composed of the antiparticles • a star of relatively small size and low luminosity • a planet which orbits a star outside the solar system. • group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture • ...
Formation of Solar System - Planetary formation 2022-08-25
6 Clues: the ___ formed first • the solar system formed from? • what a solar nebula is made up of • then ___ started orbiting 4 across • then ___ forming then orbited 5 down • a shock from ____ started the formation of the solar system
Solar System Forces Vocabulary 2022-12-05
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- The point in a planets orbit when it is the furthest from the sun.
- the planets that now orbit the sun.
- objects that orbited the young sun that eventually
- this would not include comets, meteors.
- Any planet found OUTSIDE our solar system
- theory Current accepted theory on how solar system formed.
- An object that revolves around the sun or other
- An elliptical path that object takes as it revolves around another object.
- Outer planets known as Gas Giants, like Jupiter.
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- Planets with solid rocky surfaces, inner planets like Mercury.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space.
- Is a term used to describe the orbit of an object. It tells you how round or oval the orbit is.
- The point in a planets orbit that is the closest to the sun.
13 Clues: A cloud of gas and dust in space. • the planets that now orbit the sun. • this would not include comets, meteors. • Any planet found OUTSIDE our solar system • An object that revolves around the sun or other • Outer planets known as Gas Giants, like Jupiter. • objects that orbited the young sun that eventually • ...
solar system crossword puzzle 2023-10-02
13 Clues: the red planet • hottest planet • blazing hot ball • spins on its side • to spin on its axis • very small and cold • a natural satellite • has a dark blue spot • has a great red spot • has the biggest rings • to go around something • smallest planet in the solar system • made from the moons gravitational pull
The planets 2020-08-23
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- is the hottest planet of our solar system.
- Which is the planet nearest to the sun
- The planet with the highest number of moons is
- is the largest planet of our solar system
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- Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of which planet
- Which is the smallest planet of our solar system
- Which is the planet farthest from the sun
7 Clues: Which is the planet nearest to the sun • Which is the planet farthest from the sun • is the largest planet of our solar system • is the hottest planet of our solar system. • The planet with the highest number of moons is • Which is the smallest planet of our solar system • Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of which planet
Planets 2023-10-13
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- is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.
- Is an ice giant with a unique feature – it rotates on its side, giving it a distinctive appearance.
- Is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- The only planet known to support life.
- It has a diameter approximately that of Saturn's moon Iapetus, or 60% that of Pluto.
- The largest planet in the solar system.
- Often called Earth's "sister planet" due to its similar size and composition.
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- A non-resonant object, it measures approximately 1,086 km in diameter.
- Is a small, rocky world with a thin atmosphere.
- The farthest known planet from the Sun.
- Is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System discovered in 2003.
- It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily and announced as a new planet.
- Is another gas giant with a wide array of moons, including Titan, which has a thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane.
- It was discovered in 2004 by a team headed by Mike Brown of Caltech at the Palomar Observatory in the United States and disputably also in 2005 by a team headed by José Luis Ortiz Moreno at the Sierra Nevada Observatory in Spain.
- Often referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance.
15 Clues: The only planet known to support life. • The farthest known planet from the Sun. • The largest planet in the solar system. • Is a small, rocky world with a thin atmosphere. • A non-resonant object, it measures approximately 1,086 km in diameter. • Often referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance. • ...
Kid Saturn's Puzzle 2022-10-21
6 Clues: The planet we live on • Everything beyond our planet • The name of our solar system • All of our solar systems combined • The bright star in our solar system • What can be seen in the sky at night
The solar system 2020-04-01
9 Clues: the largest planet • the seventh planet • the most distant planet • the closet planet to the sun • sometimes called the red planet • the star the planets goes around • this planet is a light blue color • the only planet with a ring around it • sometimes called the third rock from the sun
My Solar System 2020-09-14
9 Clues: It is the Red planet • It is the hottest planet • It is the coldest planet • It is the largest planet • It is the smallest Planet • It was the smallest planet • It is the planet with rings • It rotates in all directions • It's surface is covered with 70% of water
solar system crossword 2021-12-07
9 Clues: planet with ice • planet made of gas • solar system is in it • there are eight planets in it • not being harmful to the planet • mass of air that surrounds planets • separates inner planets from outer planets • the force of an object to pull another to it • the outside part or uppermost layer of something
the solar system 2021-11-14
9 Clues: la nostra stella • il nostro pianeta • è di colore rosso • possiede 27 satelliti • è circondato da tanti anelli • è il pianeta più lontano da noi • è il più grande del sistema solare • il secondo pianeta più vicino al sole • il pianeta più piccolo del sistema solare
MY SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-09-02
9 Clues: ringed planet • Known as gas giant • Known as windy planet • known as red planet . • Closest planet to sun. • Planet which has life on it • hottest planet .it is not closest planet to the sun. • Biggest planet. Was 1st to be formed in solar system • It is a star.it is very big. it give us heat and light.
The Solar System 2018-04-25
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- Third planet from the Sun
- The seventh planet from the Sun
- Planet that is closest to the Sun
- Brightest planet in the night sky
- Planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’
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- True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.
- The largest planet in the Solar System
- Farthest planet from the Sun
- The sixth planet from the Sun that has rings
9 Clues: Third planet from the Sun • Farthest planet from the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • Planet that is closest to the Sun • Brightest planet in the night sky • Planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’ • The largest planet in the Solar System • The sixth planet from the Sun that has rings • True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.
Solar System Verbs 2017-05-21
9 Clues: To go up. • To go away. • Create something new. • To go down (the sun.) • To make something easier. • To give out a bright light. • To move in a different direction. • To put more than one thing together. • To move in the direction of a circle.
The Solar System 2016-09-20
9 Clues: planet with rings • the largest planet • the hottest planet • the smallest planet • the furthest planet • a bunch of asteroids • planet that faces sideways • the largest terrestrial planet • the planet with a thin atmosphere
The Solar System 2015-03-03
9 Clues: Our star. • The first(1st) planet. • The fifth(5th) planet. • The third(3rd) planet. • The sixth(6th) planet. • The second(2nd) planet. • The eighth(8th) planet. • The fourth(4th) planet. • The seventh(7th) planet.
the solar system 2023-10-12
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- (n)it goes around planet earth
- (n)a force that pulls us to the ground
- (v)to go around
- (n)something we use to look at the stars
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- (n)the _____ is a star, because it gives out light
- (adj)too many to count
- (adj)we can't see stars when lights in the city are too ______
- (adj)the _____ hole is a place that pulls everything inside, even light
- (n)there are 9 ______s in the solar system
9 Clues: (v)to go around • (adj)too many to count • (n)it goes around planet earth • (n)a force that pulls us to the ground • (n)something we use to look at the stars • (n)there are 9 ______s in the solar system • (n)the _____ is a star, because it gives out light • (adj)we can't see stars when lights in the city are too ______ • ...
The Solar System 2023-07-31
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- Elon Musk likes this planet a little too much.
- Known for its big red spot.
- This planet has the most moons in the Solar System.
- The planet of love, beauty, romance, etc.
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- The only known planet that sustains life.
- It shares a name with a high surface tension chemical element.
- The planet farthest from the Sun.
- Its axis is so incredibly tilted, it looks like it’s rotating on its side.
- The largest object in The Solar System.
9 Clues: Known for its big red spot. • The planet farthest from the Sun. • The largest object in The Solar System. • The only known planet that sustains life. • The planet of love, beauty, romance, etc. • Elon Musk likes this planet a little too much. • This planet has the most moons in the Solar System. • It shares a name with a high surface tension chemical element. • ...
Solar System Crossword 2023-09-27
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- It's known as the "9th" planet, but is really a dwarf planet that co-exist with multiple other dwarf planets.
- It rotates at an almost 90 degree angle from its plane of orbit.
- The biggest planet in our solar system that has a big red spot bigger than Earth.
- The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun.
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- The only planet in our solar system with a ring.
- The hottest planet, and it rotates opposite from most planets.
- It's the 8th planet from the Sun, and it's known as Poseidon the Greek.
- The only planet that currently have life on it. The surface consist mostly of water.
- There is a NASA machine put on the planet, and is the only planet other than earth that might have a chance to sustain life.
9 Clues: The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun. • The only planet in our solar system with a ring. • The hottest planet, and it rotates opposite from most planets. • It rotates at an almost 90 degree angle from its plane of orbit. • It's the 8th planet from the Sun, and it's known as Poseidon the Greek. • ...
Earth & Solar system 2025-04-19
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- The third planet from the Sun and the only known one to support life. (5 letters)
- The four different weather periods in a year caused by Earth’s tilt and revolution. (7 letters)
- An imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. (7 letters)
- The curved path followed by a planet or satellite around a star or planet. (5 letters)
- The movement of a planet around the Sun in a fixed path. (10 letters)
- Earth's natural satellite that reflects sunlight and affects tides. (4 letters)
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- An imaginary line around which a planet rotates. (4 letters)
- An object that orbits a planet; can be natural or man-made. (9 letters)
- The spinning of a planet on its axis, causing day and night. (8 letters)
9 Clues: An imaginary line around which a planet rotates. (4 letters) • The movement of a planet around the Sun in a fixed path. (10 letters) • An object that orbits a planet; can be natural or man-made. (9 letters) • The spinning of a planet on its axis, causing day and night. (8 letters) • ...
solar system crosword 2024-12-11
9 Clues: center of all galaxies. • the new nasa space plan. • this rover landed in 2012. • known for it’s distinct tail. • Visible part of a black hole. • Hawaiian goddess of fertility. • watched a documentary about it. • largest object in the asteroid belt. • was once a planet, now a dwarf planet.
Solar System ll 2024-12-11
9 Clues: has a tail • 1 martian day • when a star explodes • shaped like a football • latest rover sent to Mars • was a planet, now a dwarf planet • a ring of icy bodies outside of neptune • the program where Neil Armstrong landed on the moon • when an meteor or object crashes into the surface of a planet
The Solar System 2025-09-10
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- an attractive force between all objects that have mass
- a unit of measurement equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun; about 150 million km
- an object that directly revolves around a star, has a nearly spherical shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
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- celestial object that indirectly revolves around a start a celestial object that directly revolves around the sun, has a nearly spherical shape, but has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
- a small rocky or metallic object that revolves around the sun
- a representation of a system that has the same relative sizes or distances as the actual system
- a small object made of rock, ice, and dust that has a highly elliptical orbit around the sun and gives off gas and dust in a tail as it travels close to the sun
- a star and all the objects that travel around it
- a celestial object that indirectly revolves around a star
9 Clues: a star and all the objects that travel around it • an attractive force between all objects that have mass • a celestial object that indirectly revolves around a star • a small rocky or metallic object that revolves around the sun • a representation of a system that has the same relative sizes or distances as the actual system • ...
Scientific Revolution 2023-01-13
10 Clues: Will it operate • Laws of physics • Change of science • Center of the earth • Model of the solar system • What you think will happen • Questioning or investigation • Make astronomical discoveries • System theory nature of reality • Gravitation - action and reaction
Fun with Science 2021-02-02
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- The Sun is a _____.
- ____ is the third planet from the sun in the solar system.
- _____ won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- How many planets are there in the solar system?
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- What was used to see the time before watches and clocks invented?
- ______ study space from Earth.
- World ____ day is celebrated on 28th of February.
- People donates _____ to NGO's.
8 Clues: The Sun is a _____. • ______ study space from Earth. • People donates _____ to NGO's. • _____ won the Nobel Prize in Physics. • World ____ day is celebrated on 28th of February. • How many planets are there in the solar system? • ____ is the third planet from the sun in the solar system. • What was used to see the time before watches and clocks invented?
Planets 2021-04-13
9 Clues: Famous for it`s rings • Closest planet to earth • Closest planet to the sun • Know as the " Red Planet" • The farthest planet from the sun • Largest planet in the solar system • Coldest planet in the solar system • Not officially considered a planet • Take about a year to rotate around the sun
Answers for December 2025-12-06
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- To borrow books
- Star in our solar system
- After winter
- Where students learn
- Of tree with acorns
- With pyramids
- Season in tropical regions
- We drink daily
- Natural stream of water
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- For communication
- Dessert often with frosting
- Object in night sky
- Who flies aircraft
- Of everything
- Red fruit often in pies
- Continent
- To tell time
- On rails
18 Clues: On rails • Continent • After winter • To tell time • Of everything • With pyramids • We drink daily • To borrow books • For communication • Who flies aircraft • Object in night sky • Of tree with acorns • Where students learn • Red fruit often in pies • Natural stream of water • Star in our solar system • Season in tropical regions • Dessert often with frosting
Planet 2023-06-15
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- Known for its thick clouds and hot temperatures, it is sometimes called Earth's "sister."
- The largest in the solar system, it has a massive storm and many moons orbiting around it.
- The closest one to the sun, it has a rocky surface and very short days, but long, cold nights.
- Saturn's largest moon, it's bigger than Mercury and has rivers, lakes, and rain made of gas.
- Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet!
- One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes.
- Famous for its beautiful, icy rings, it's mostly made of gas and has many moons too.
- A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath.
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- A blue gas giant far from the sun, it has strong winds and a mysterious dark storm.
- The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field.
- A blue gas giant that spins on its side, it has an icy atmosphere and some thin, faint rings.
- A dwarf planet located in the outer part of the solar system, it's small and covered in ice.
- Neptune's largest moon, it has icy geysers and a surface covered with frozen nitrogen.
- The red one with a rocky surface, it has mountains, valleys, and icy poles, like Earth.
- You know this one! It's our home, covered in water and land where we have air to breathe.
15 Clues: One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes. • A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath. • Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet! • The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field. • ...
Plant 2023-06-15
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- The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field.
- One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes.
- The closest one to the sun, it has a rocky surface and very short days, but long, cold nights.
- A blue gas giant far from the sun, it has strong winds and a mysterious dark storm.
- The largest in the solar system, it has a massive storm and many moons orbiting around it.
- The red one with a rocky surface, it has mountains, valleys, and icy poles, like Earth.
- A dwarf planet located in the outer part of the solar system, it's small and covered in ice.
- Famous for its beautiful, icy rings, it's mostly made of gas and has many moons too.
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- A blue gas giant that spins on its side, it has an icy atmosphere and some thin, faint rings.
- Saturn's largest moon, it's bigger than Mercury and has rivers, lakes, and rain made of gas.
- Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet!
- Known for its thick clouds and hot temperatures, it is sometimes called Earth's "sister."
- Neptune's largest moon, it has icy geysers and a surface covered with frozen nitrogen.
- A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath.
- You know this one! It's our home, covered in water and land where we have air to breathe.
15 Clues: One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes. • A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath. • Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet! • The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field. • ...
Kid Saturn's Puzzle 2022-10-21
6 Clues: The planet we live on • The name of our solar system • Everything beyond our planet • All of our solar systems combined • The bright star in our solar system • What can be seen in the sky at night
Crossword about space 2021-07-28
7 Clues: Inhabital planet • The star we orbit • Its not a planet any more • Its a bly sky looking planet • There may be aliens living on me • The largest planet in our Solar System • The second largest planet in our Solar System
KS3 Unit 5 - Space, Earth and Sustainability Crossword 2025-07-17
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- the solid rocks at the surface of the Earth.
- all the galaxies and the space between them.
- a pattern of stars.
- the line at which the Earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet.
- atmosphere the layers of gases that surround the Earth.
- getting rid of objects at the end of their use.
- these are materials that come from the Earth (minerals, metals, water etc).
- a star with planets and other objects orbiting it.
- an energy resource that will never run out (e.g. solar power)
- the length of time it takes a planet to go around the Sun once. One year on Earth is 365.25 days.
- oval shaped. The shape of a planet’s orbit around the Sun.
- a small lump of dirty ice orbiting the Sun.
- the force of attraction between any two objects. The Earth is very big and so has strong gravity that pulls everything down towards it.
- anything that orbits a planet.
- the middle of the Earth.
- rocks that contain sufficient metal compounds that it can be extracted to produce pure metal.
- rock formed from interlocking crystals.
- an igneous rock that has formed underground slowly. They have large crystals.
- molten rock that runs out of volcanoes.
- these are resources that will one day run out.
- the path that a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet.
- a rock formed from interlocking crystals that are often lined up in layers.
- the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
- a flow of liquid or gas caused by part of it being heated or cooled more than the rest.
- a model of the solar system which stated that the Earth was the centre of the solar system.
- when rocks are broken up by physical, chemical or biological processes.
- the galaxy that our Solar System is in.
- porous rocks have tiny holes in them.
- the part of the Earth below the crust.
- using a material again, often by melting it and using it to make new objects.
- a huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy.
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- the theory that pieces of the Earth’s crust moved through the rocks beneath the ocean.
- a way of living that does not use up non-renewable resources or harm things in our surroundings. Something that is sustainable allows things to continue into the future.
- the two halves of a sphere – the shape you would get it you cut a solid ball in half.
- able to be broken down by bacteria or other living organisms.
- tiny pieces of plastic that can build up in the environment and living things.
- when rocks are broken up or worn away by chemical reactions, usually with rainwater.
- a model of the solar system which stated that the Sun is the centre of the solar system.
- molten rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the Earth’s atmosphere.
- removing metal from metal ore so that it can be used to make things.
- site large area in which rubbish is left.
- the movement of loose and weathered rock.
- a rock formed from grins stuck together. The grains are often rounded.
- when an object is used again, without being broken up or recycled.
- single landmass of the Earth’s continents millions of years ago.
- the ability to withstand wear, pressure or damage.
- millions of stars grouped together.
- when rocks are worn away or broken up due to the activities of living things. For example, growing plant roots can split rocks apart.
- substances that do not break down naturally for many years when disposed of.
- a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the Earth’s surface from outer space.
- the distance that light travels in one year.
- when rocks are worn away or broken up by physical processes such as changes in temperature.
- the chemicals that rocks are made from.
- a natural satellite of a planet.
- all the processes which form sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks linked together.
- an igneous rock that has formed above the crust in the air or water. They have small crystals.
- a cloud of gas and dust in outer space.
58 Clues: a pattern of stars. • the middle of the Earth. • anything that orbits a planet. • a natural satellite of a planet. • millions of stars grouped together. • porous rocks have tiny holes in them. • the part of the Earth below the crust. • rock formed from interlocking crystals. • molten rock that runs out of volcanoes. • the chemicals that rocks are made from. • ...
Space 2018-09-25
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- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms
- technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon
- an element subject to spontaneous degeneration of its nucleus accompanied by the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays
- the theory that the solar and stellar systems were developed from a primeval nebula
- defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers
- 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
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- 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
- a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium
- a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
- the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
11 Clues: a small rocky body orbiting the sun • technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon • a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals • the theory that the solar and stellar systems were developed from a primeval nebula • defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers • ...
Vocab Words 2021-04-21
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- is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface
- portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight.
- average tidal ranges are slightly larger. This occurs twice each month
- tide that occurs three or four times per year when a perigee coincides with a spring tide
- is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface
- star at the center of the Solar System.
- description of the Universe with Earth at the center.
- force that pulls
- the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet
- Earth's only proper natural satellite.
- Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Universe.
- the alternate rising and falling of the sea
- waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- transfer of heat
- decides how much we weigh and how far a basketball will travel when thrown before it returns to the surface.
- large planetary embryo
- the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
- one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system
- the passing into the shadow of a celestial body
- minor planet of the inner Solar System
- the dark central part of a sunspot.
- gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it,
- celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
- instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the geometric center of the Sun's disk
- icy,small Solar System body
- optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe distant objects
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- squashed circle with two focus points or foci
- Kepler's three laws
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
- illuminated area is increasing.
- the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
- imaginary planetary line
- any of certain groupings of stars that were imagined
- east–west coordinate
- have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
- distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- the action of rotating around an axis or center.
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
- planetary-mass object that does not dominate its region of space
- small rocky or metallic body in outer space.
- single-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA
- each of the four divisions of the year
43 Clues: force that pulls • transfer of heat • Kepler's three laws • east–west coordinate • large planetary embryo • imaginary planetary line • icy,small Solar System body • illuminated area is increasing. • the dark central part of a sunspot. • Earth's only proper natural satellite. • single-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA • minor planet of the inner Solar System • ...
Space 2024-04-09
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- to become weaker in strength or influence
- something that is related to the moon
- the angle between the planet's rotational axis and its orbital axis
- The seventh planet from the Sun
- a theory in astronomy
- a rock that falls to Earth from space
- when day and night are of approximately equal length
- an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program.
- a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.
- one of two ice giants in the outer solar system
- shooting stars are
- moon in which its whole disk is illuminated
- a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out
- often simply means "universe"
- an oval-shaped path, like a slightly elongated circle
- The fourth planet from the Sun
- a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium
- a star of relatively small size and low luminosity
- an object hitting the surface
- A group of stars seen as forming a figure or design in the sky
- a piece of rock
- system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other.
- the moon when half its disk appears illuminated
- a piece of glass or other transparent substance
- the planet on which we live
- around 24 hours is a
- fine, dry powder
- a small, icy object that orbits the sun
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
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- a certain phase of the moon, when it's bulging outward but isn't quite full.
- how compact or concentrated something is
- a celestial body that is in orbit around
- third phase of the moon cycle
- whose orbits are closer to the sun than the earth's
- the moon does what
- any region in space outside the solar system
- the natural satellite of the earth
- a continuous area or expanse which is free
- Pluto is known as a
- happens when Earth passes through the path of a comet.
- a system of millions or billions of stars
- the Greek god of the underworld
- an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely
- an expert in or student of astronomy
- The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest
- the great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun among the constellations in the course of a year
- womanhood, fertility, intuitiveness, psyche and empowerment.
- are the four planets closest to the Sun are called
- small, rocky objects
- collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor
- the Roman goddess of love and beauty
- a heavy silver-white poisonous metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
54 Clues: a piece of rock • fine, dry powder • the moon does what • shooting stars are • Pluto is known as a • small, rocky objects • around 24 hours is a • a theory in astronomy • the planet on which we live • third phase of the moon cycle • often simply means "universe" • an object hitting the surface • The fourth planet from the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • ...
Planetary Science Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-20
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- a Moon shape that is larger than a first or third quarter, but smaller than a full Moon.
- system, a region of space with a system of objects orbiting a star (the solar system).
- spectrum, all electromagnetic radiation arranged in order of energy level.
- the force that pulls objects to a surface.
- a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun.
- an object that orbits a star and has its own gravity to force it to a spherical shape (Mars).
- a change in land created by an impact (the Moon’s craters).
- Star, the star pointed to by Earth’s North Pole.
- of reference, the assemblage of objects, distances, and directions that you use to establish the location of something.
- a representation of thinking to help others understand what you are saying.
- a big collection of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust (the Milky Way)
- fuel, the remains of organisms that lived long ago that were preserved.
- Belt, the region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- a rocky object that orbits the Sun.
- eclipse, when the Earth is exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
- light, wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that can be seen by the human eye.
- a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
- a chunk of a material that is only a few kilometers in size.
- Earth’s natural satellite.
- period, how long it takes an object to orbit another object.
- the dark surface of cooled magma in a flooded crater.
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- a small- or medium-sized piece of rock or metal from space.
- a layer of gases that surround an object (Earth’s atmosphere).
- the path an object takes to orbit another object (Earth’s revolution around the Sun).
- a collection of interacting parts.
- light-colored areas of the Moon with lots of rough mountains and craters.
- dwarf, the stage of a star when it has no more fuel for nuclear reactions.
- the path an object takes when it travels around another object.
- giant, the stage of a star when it becomes very large and has a relatively cool surface.
- each different shape of the Moon (full Moon, first quarter, third quarter, new Moon).
- something that has something to do with the Moon.
- moon, the phase of the Moon when you can see the whole Moon when it’s white.
- line, a bright line of a spectrum
- an imaginary axle that a planet spins on.
- crater, a crater with central peaks.
- planet, a round planet that orbits the Sun (Pluto).
- a day of the year when the Sun’s rays shine straight down the equator.
- a streak of light in the sky from gravel- and pebble-sized meteoroids.
- bang theory, the theory that one single explosion created the universe.
- the total of all things that can be observed or detected.
- Way, the name of the galaxy that our solar system is a part of.
41 Clues: Earth’s natural satellite. • line, a bright line of a spectrum • a collection of interacting parts. • a rocky object that orbits the Sun. • crater, a crater with central peaks. • an imaginary axle that a planet spins on. • the force that pulls objects to a surface. • a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun. • a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars. • ...
Planet 2023-06-15
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- The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field.
- One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes.
- The closest one to the sun, it has a rocky surface and very short days, but long, cold nights.
- A blue gas giant far from the sun, it has strong winds and a mysterious dark storm.
- The largest in the solar system, it has a massive storm and many moons orbiting around it.
- The red one with a rocky surface, it has mountains, valleys, and icy poles, like Earth.
- A dwarf planet located in the outer part of the solar system, it's small and covered in ice.
- Famous for its beautiful, icy rings, it's mostly made of gas and has many moons too.
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- A blue gas giant that spins on its side, it has an icy atmosphere and some thin, faint rings.
- Saturn's largest moon, it's bigger than Mercury and has rivers, lakes, and rain made of gas.
- Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet!
- Known for its thick clouds and hot temperatures, it is sometimes called Earth's "sister."
- Neptune's largest moon, it has icy geysers and a surface covered with frozen nitrogen.
- A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath.
- You know this one! It's our home, covered in water and land where we have air to breathe.
15 Clues: One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes. • A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath. • Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet! • The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field. • ...
My puzzle (easy) 2022-04-01
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- capital of egypt
- a scream
- pyramids of
- language in brazil
- number of planets in our solar system
- true color of the sun
- thor's father
- the thomas of light bulbs
- greek goddess of wisdom
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- red hair
- capital of spain
- red and blue
- highest point
- famous author christie
- symbol of silver
- symbol Br
- second weekday
- a place to tweet
18 Clues: red hair • a scream • symbol Br • pyramids of • red and blue • highest point • thor's father • second weekday • capital of spain • capital of egypt • symbol of silver • a place to tweet • language in brazil • true color of the sun • famous author christie • greek goddess of wisdom • the thomas of light bulbs • number of planets in our solar system
solar system 3-5 2023-06-23
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- from the Sun
- A celestial body in space that orbits around a
- Name the imaginary line around which the Earth
- smallest moon
- body is called
- Which is the brightest star in the night sky
- Why does the Sun attract everything in the solar
- Which is the coldest planet in our solar system
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- largest satellite
- The moon’s changing shapes are called
- How many moons are there around Venus
- Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet
- Which planet is also called the Red Planet
- In how many minutes does light take to reach
14 Clues: from the Sun • smallest moon • body is called • largest satellite • The moon’s changing shapes are called • How many moons are there around Venus • Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet • Which planet is also called the Red Planet • In how many minutes does light take to reach • Which is the brightest star in the night sky • A celestial body in space that orbits around a • ...
Solar System Dodgeball Vocabulary 2024-04-22
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- A celestial body that is in orbit around a star and has a stable orbit.
- The most famous space agency in the world.
- The star in the center of the Solar System.
- A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- In greek means "Star Sailor". The professionals trained to work and travel through space.
- Brazil's space agency
- 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 International Space Station
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- Large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- Used by spacemen during their missions on space.
- Small rocky bodies orbiting the sun.
- A celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
13 Clues: Brazil's space agency • The International Space Station • Small rocky bodies orbiting the sun. • The most famous space agency in the world. • The star in the center of the Solar System. • Used by spacemen during their missions on space. • Large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun • A celestial body that is in orbit around a star and has a stable orbit. • ...
SS REVISION 2021-06-16
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- shape of the earth
- vane speed of wind
- wood, paper, habitats, food
- hardworking, honest, determined
- oxygen, liquid water, life
- devastating disaster
- measures wind speed
- helps with kite festival
- solar system centre
- 88 days to orbit the sun
- machine for making electricity
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- leader at school
- making new products from old ones
- changing constantly
- future weather
- measures precipitation
- temperature
- largest planet
- lack of rain
- Earth's galaxy
20 Clues: temperature • lack of rain • future weather • largest planet • Earth's galaxy • leader at school • shape of the earth • vane speed of wind • changing constantly • measures wind speed • solar system centre • devastating disaster • measures precipitation • helps with kite festival • 88 days to orbit the sun • oxygen, liquid water, life • wood, paper, habitats, food • machine for making electricity • ...
Planet 2023-06-15
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- The largest in the solar system, it has a massive storm and many moons orbiting around it.
- Famous for its beautiful, icy rings, it's mostly made of gas and has many moons too.
- Neptune's largest moon, it has icy geysers and a surface covered with frozen nitrogen.
- Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet!
- You know this one! It's our home, covered in water and land where we have air to breathe.
- Known for its thick clouds and hot temperatures, it is sometimes called Earth's "sister."
- The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field.
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- Saturn's largest moon, it's bigger than Mercury and has rivers, lakes, and rain made of gas.
- A blue gas giant that spins on its side, it has an icy atmosphere and some thin, faint rings.
- A dwarf planet located in the outer part of the solar system, it's small and covered in ice.
- A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath.
- One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes.
- A blue gas giant far from the sun, it has strong winds and a mysterious dark storm.
- The red one with a rocky surface, it has mountains, valleys, and icy poles, like Earth.
- The closest one to the sun, it has a rocky surface and very short days, but long, cold nights.
15 Clues: A moon of Jupiter, it has an icy surface with a hidden ocean underneath. • One of Jupiter's four largest moons, it's covered in erupting volcanoes. • Earth's satellite, it's where astronauts first set foot away from our planet! • The largest moon in the solar system, it orbits Jupiter and has a magnetic field. • ...
Earth in Space and Time 2015-01-12
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- a large, round object that revolves around a star and have cleared the region around its orbit
- to move in a circle on a central axis
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere; a shooting star
- an imaginary line about which an object rotates
- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- Any of the four planets in the solar system beyond Mars; Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, Venus
- the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon
- the star around which the earth orbits, the center of our solar system
- our home galaxy
- a frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun
- a natural object that revolves around a planet
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- a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
- a rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun
- any of the 4 closest planets to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- a huge system of gas, dust, stars and objects held together by gravity
- the sun and its planets, along with moons, asteroids and comets
- a huge ball of very hot gas that gives off energy
- the curved path of an object around a star, planet or moon
- the spinning of an object on its own axis
19 Clues: our home galaxy • to move in a circle on a central axis • the spinning of an object on its own axis • a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew • a natural object that revolves around a planet • an imaginary line about which an object rotates • a huge ball of very hot gas that gives off energy • the curved path of an object around a star, planet or moon • ...
Space and Our Solar System 2021-11-12
7 Clues: Our neighbouring galaxy • The brightest visible star • The galaxy in which we live • The morning and the evening star • A star which indicates towards north • The biggest planet in the solar system • The number of planets the solar system has
SPACE 2025-05-15
7 Clues: Galaxy we live in • This planet has rings • This is the red Planet • Only planet known to have life • This object moves across the night sky • The biggest planet in the Solar System • The farthest planet in the Solar System
My Fifth Grade Life 2024-01-26
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- your state
- reading,writing,and more
- the first month
- getting exercise
- learning about people
- learning about the Earth and the Solar System
- your principal
- your school
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- grades 5 - 8
- Superintendent
- using your Ipad to learn
- the second month
- Mike Dewine
- making beautiful sounds
- using tools to create beautiful things
- all about numbers
- your county
17 Clues: your state • Mike Dewine • your county • your school • grades 5 - 8 • Superintendent • your principal • the first month • getting exercise • the second month • all about numbers • learning about people • making beautiful sounds • reading,writing,and more • using your Ipad to learn • using tools to create beautiful things • learning about the Earth and the Solar System
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM 2022-10-29
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- The fourth planet,called the red planet.
- It is the third planet from the Sun.
- This planet is called the Lord of rings.
- The second farthest planet from the Sun.
- The biggest planet in our Solar System.
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- It is between Mercury and the Earth.
- This is the closest planet to the Sun.
- This is a star, not a planet.
- It is the farthest planet from the Sun.
9 Clues: This is a star, not a planet. • It is between Mercury and the Earth. • It is the third planet from the Sun. • This is the closest planet to the Sun. • It is the farthest planet from the Sun. • The biggest planet in our Solar System. • The fourth planet,called the red planet. • This planet is called the Lord of rings. • The second farthest planet from the Sun.
The Solar System 2017-03-29
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- the only planet that has living things on it.
- an instrument used to see look at stars and planets from distances far away.
- this is what earth is mostly made of.
- the star at the center of the solar system.
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- the force that keeps things from floating around freely on Earth.
- the season that we have when the earths axis is tilted furthest away from the sun.
- a large body that revolves around a star
- the planet known for its many rings
- an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles
9 Clues: the planet known for its many rings • this is what earth is mostly made of. • a large body that revolves around a star • the star at the center of the solar system. • the only planet that has living things on it. • an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles • the force that keeps things from floating around freely on Earth. • ...
The Solar System 2021-09-11
10 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • The "Red Planet" • Looks like cheese • Ganymede's planet • The hottest planet • The only planet that has life • Not considered a planet anymore • Number of planets in the Solar System • The thing that all planets orbit around
The Solar System 2021-08-19
9 Clues: Dwarf planet • largest planet • The red planet • Closest planet to the sun • farthest planet to the sun • A planet with faint ring system • thickest of the terrestrial planet • only planet that can host living creatures • A planet with extensive and complex ring system
The Solar System 2014-09-08
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- The Red planet
- Dwarf planet that sometimes isnt included
- Piece of solid rocky and/or metallic debris that travels in outer space
- Gas Giant
- The hottest planet.
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- Small, rocky, metallic bodies found all over the Solar System
- Made up of water ice, rock, dust and organic compounds
- Occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
- Planet with rings
9 Clues: Gas Giant • The Red planet • Planet with rings • The hottest planet. • Dwarf planet that sometimes isnt included • Made up of water ice, rock, dust and organic compounds • Occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth • Small, rocky, metallic bodies found all over the Solar System • Piece of solid rocky and/or metallic debris that travels in outer space
The Solar System 2014-10-20
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- This planet is the second planet closest to the sun. _______________.
- _________________ is larger than Venus but smaller than Neptune.
- This planet is the second last planet in the line of the planets. Its ________________
- This planet sits in between Earth and Jupiter. its __________.
- The largest planet in our solar system is________________.
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- The second largest planet is _____________________.
- This is the second smallest planet _______________________.
- ________________ is larger than Neptune but smaller than Saturn.
- The smallest planet which is also called a dwarf planet is ________________________.
9 Clues: The second largest planet is _____________________. • The largest planet in our solar system is________________. • This is the second smallest planet _______________________. • This planet sits in between Earth and Jupiter. its __________. • _________________ is larger than Venus but smaller than Neptune. • ...
The Solar System 2017-05-18
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- What do the planets revolve around?
- What is the planet second from the sun?
- What dwarf-planet was once considered a planet?
- What planet is eighth from the sun?
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- What planet is fourth from the sun?
- What planet is sixth from the sun?
- What planet is fifth from the sun?
- What planet do we live on?
- What planet is seventh from the sun?
9 Clues: What planet do we live on? • What planet is sixth from the sun? • What planet is fifth from the sun? • What planet is fourth from the sun? • What do the planets revolve around? • What planet is eighth from the sun? • What planet is seventh from the sun? • What is the planet second from the sun? • What dwarf-planet was once considered a planet?
SOLAR SYSTEM 2 2024-12-11
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- Is now considered a dwarf planet
- largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter
- Three part spacecraft
- newest rover sent to mars
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- whatever gets close stays there forever
- biggest explosion
- formed when a asteroid and meteorite crashes into the surface
- small rocky object that orbits the sun
- large object made of dust and ice that orbit the sun
9 Clues: biggest explosion • Three part spacecraft • newest rover sent to mars • Is now considered a dwarf planet • small rocky object that orbits the sun • whatever gets close stays there forever • large object made of dust and ice that orbit the sun • largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter • formed when a asteroid and meteorite crashes into the surface
Solar system 2 2024-12-11
9 Clues: name of a rover • hole giant hole • 13 ring 27 moons • Hawaiian goddess • biggest explosion • a thing with a trail behind it • largest object in the asteroid belt • horizon visible part of a black hole • was once a planter bow a dwarf planet
The Solar System 2024-11-28
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- it is called the dwarf planet
- it is the largest planet and it has colourful stripes and a big red spot
- this planet is famous for its beautiful rings made of ice and rock.
- these are small rocky objects that orbit the sun
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- this dark blue planet is called the windiest planet
- these are icy bodies of frozen gases, rocks and dust that grow tails when near the sun.
- it is the smallest planet and the one closest to the sun
- this planet is called the red planet
- this is the only planet known to have life.
9 Clues: it is called the dwarf planet • this planet is called the red planet • this is the only planet known to have life. • these are small rocky objects that orbit the sun • this dark blue planet is called the windiest planet • it is the smallest planet and the one closest to the sun • this planet is famous for its beautiful rings made of ice and rock. • ...
Our Solar System 2024-07-21
9 Clues: Hottest planet • The ringed planet • Closest star to us • The planet we live on • Planet closest to the Sun • The cyan planet, which is slanted • Largest planet in our solar system • The red planet, named after the Roman god of war • The blue planet, named after the Roman god of the sea
Space 2024-04-09
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- a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium
- the moon when half its disk appears illuminated
- fine, dry powder
- happens when Earth passes through the path of a comet.
- any region in space outside the solar system
- whose orbits are closer to the sun than the earth's
- when day and night are of approximately equal length
- collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- are the four planets closest to the Sun are called
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- the great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun among the constellations in the course of a year
- the angle between the planet's rotational axis and its orbital axis
- a star of relatively small size and low luminosity
- moon in which its whole disk is illuminated
- The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest
- the Greek god of the underworld
- an object hitting the surface
- an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program.
- a piece of rock
- around 24 hours is a
- one of two ice giants in the outer solar system
- the natural satellite of the earth
- womanhood, fertility, intuitiveness, psyche and empowerment.
- a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out
- a small, icy object that orbits the sun
- something that is related to the moon
- a theory in astronomy
- to become weaker in strength or influence
- Pluto is known as a
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- a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.
- the planet on which we live
- The seventh planet from the Sun
- a celestial body that is in orbit around
- The fourth planet from the Sun
- an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor
- a piece of glass or other transparent substance
- a rock that falls to Earth from space
- often simply means "universe"
- small, rocky objects
- an oval-shaped path, like a slightly elongated circle
- A group of stars seen as forming a figure or design in the sky
- the Roman goddess of love and beauty
- a system of millions or billions of stars
- system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other.
- an expert in or student of astronomy
- the moon does what
- the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
- third phase of the moon cycle
- a certain phase of the moon, when it's bulging outward but isn't quite full.
- shooting stars are
- a continuous area or expanse which is free
- a heavy silver-white poisonous metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- how compact or concentrated something is
54 Clues: a piece of rock • fine, dry powder • the moon does what • shooting stars are • Pluto is known as a • small, rocky objects • around 24 hours is a • a theory in astronomy • the planet on which we live • often simply means "universe" • an object hitting the surface • third phase of the moon cycle • The fourth planet from the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • ...
Time Scale: History of Everything 2022-05-24
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- Hadean Eon
- Carboniferous
- Jurassic
- Devonian
- Paleozoic Era
- Triassic
- Cenozoic Era
- Quaternary
- Threshold 2
- Cretaceous
- Threshold 6
- The Cambrian ________
- Threshold 8
- Phanerozoic Eon
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- Archean Eon Lands
- Permian
- Silurian
- Ordovician
- Threshold 5
- Threshold 7
- Mesozoic Era
- Tertiary
- Proterozoic Eon
- Archean Eon Liquids
- Threshold 3
- Threshold 4
- Threshold 1
27 Clues: Permian • Silurian • Jurassic • Devonian • Triassic • Tertiary • Hadean Eon • Ordovician • Quaternary • Cretaceous • Threshold 5 • Threshold 7 • Threshold 2 • Threshold 3 • Threshold 6 • Threshold 4 • Threshold 8 • Threshold 1 • Mesozoic Era • Cenozoic Era • Carboniferous • Paleozoic Era • Proterozoic Eon • Phanerozoic Eon • Archean Eon Lands • Archean Eon Liquids • The Cambrian ________
On Screen 3 unit 7 vocabulary I - Sandra Aal 2025-01-14
26 Clues: oda • veised • elajas • leiutis • vajalik • süsteem • ühendama • kogukond • lambipirn • öö saabub • kohalikud • kariloomad • tõsine oht • stipendium • tegelikukt • paigaldama • patarei, aku • kõnet pidama • lõvi rünnakud • päikesepaneel • helge tulevik • läbikukkumine • sõltuma millestki • igaõhtune ülesanne • väljasuremis ohu all • vilkuma süttides ja kustudes
Astronomy Review 2024-01-12
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- Oblong dwarf planet, rotates in only 4hrs
- Only dwarf planet in the inner solar system, was once thought an asteroid
- Summer and Winter have this season
- When the moon appears completely dark
- Bright streaks starting from a crater and extending away for long distances.
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - These are _______ planets
- Smaller, heavier, and further out than Pluto
- The moon shows on just the right or left side
- ~75% of the moon is showing on the right or left side
- When space debris lands on Earth
- When the moon is about halfway visible from the left or right side
- rim Mountains that form during impact due to pressure
- Bowl shaped or flat, below surrounding ground level
- When this object hits the Earth's atmosphere and they start to burn up
- A model of the solar system with the Earth at the center
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- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - These are _______ planets
- Characteristically steep and may have giant "stairs" called terraces.
- The moon appears completely bright
- Fall and Spring have this season
- Space debris made of mainly rock with some iron or icy parts
- Blanket of material surrounding the crater that was excavated during the impact
- The science that deals with the material universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- Objects in space that range in size from dust to small asteroids
- The curvature of an orbit
- A model of the solar system with the sun in the center
- This dwarf planet's existence proved another planet isn't actually a plane
- planets get further from the sun, their period of revolution increases, This is Kepler's ____ Law
- A solid body of ice, rock, dust, and/or frozen gasses
- Planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one of the foci, This is Kepler's ____ Law
- Was once classified as the 9th planet
30 Clues: The curvature of an orbit • Fall and Spring have this season • When space debris lands on Earth • The moon appears completely bright • Summer and Winter have this season • When the moon appears completely dark • Was once classified as the 9th planet • Oblong dwarf planet, rotates in only 4hrs • Smaller, heavier, and further out than Pluto • ...
Uranus and Neptune 2023-02-15
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- neptune is slightly smaller and____ than Uranus
- ___of Uranus is tipped so far that its north pole almost lies in its orbital plane.
- Astronomers hypothesize Uranus was knocked
- Uranus and Neptune have methane so it appears
- When was Neptune discovered
- They discovered only when____of star behind the rings dimmed
- when did the great dark spot disappoint
- uranus is the____largest diameter in our solar system
- neptune cannot____life
- neptune is the only planet of our solar system not visible to the ____
- the great dark spot is a
- Neptune is the___gas planet
- Uranus is the____place from the sun
- neptune orbit our Sun, a star, and eight____
- Uranus was accidentally discovered
- Neptune orbits the sun____km away
- brightness and color from the surrounding atmosphere contributing to Uranus's
- Uranus has____moons
- neptune's atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen____and methane
- Which moon has retrograde orbit
- the core of Uranus
- Uranus is 4 times larger than
- what particles make up neptune's moons
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- neptune____made of methane and ammonia ice
- neptune's rings are not as visib
- How many times larger than Earth is Neptune
- Neptune has___moons
- How many light and darkness
- Which planet contains the great dark spot
- when did voyager 2 pass Neptune
- Which gas causes the geysers on Triton
- The___speeds on Neptune are the most outstanding
- Uranus is the_____ temperature in the solar system
- astronomers_____that Uranus was knocked sideways by a massive collision
- how many main rings does Neptune have?
- the internal structure of Uranus
- Uranus's moons are
- The core of Neptune ia about___times the Earth
- Uranus moved in its orbit and the ring blocked the
- uranus rings are dominated by chunky boulders and may consist primarily of____
40 Clues: Uranus's moons are • the core of Uranus • Neptune has___moons • Uranus has____moons • neptune cannot____life • the great dark spot is a • When was Neptune discovered • How many light and darkness • Neptune is the___gas planet • Uranus is 4 times larger than • when did voyager 2 pass Neptune • Which moon has retrograde orbit • neptune's rings are not as visib • ...
Space Exploration 2025-07-11
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- – Stansiya
- – Sun’iy yo‘ldosh
- – Oy
- – Kashfiyot
- – Koinot / Kosmos
- – Teleskop
- – Sayyora
- – Astronavt / Kosmonavt
- – Raketa
- – Olam / Butun borliq
- – Orbit / Aylanish yo‘li
- – Mars sayyorasi
- – Yangilik / Innovatsiya
- – NASA (Amerika kosmik agentligi)
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- – Yer sayyorasidan tashqaridagi (begona hayot)
- – Astronomiya
- – Fan
- – Missiya / Vazifa
- – Hayot
- – Tizim
- – Tadqiqot / O‘rganish
- – Kelajak
- – Tadqiqot
- – Tortishish kuchi
- – Sayohat / Safar
- – Ucharish / Uchirish
- – Texnologiya
- – Kosmik
- – Galaktika
- – Quyoshga oid
30 Clues: – Oy • – Fan • – Hayot • – Tizim • – Raketa • – Kosmik • – Kelajak • – Sayyora • – Stansiya • – Tadqiqot • – Teleskop • – Kashfiyot • – Galaktika • – Astronomiya • – Texnologiya • – Quyoshga oid • – Mars sayyorasi • – Sun’iy yo‘ldosh • – Koinot / Kosmos • – Sayohat / Safar • – Missiya / Vazifa • – Tortishish kuchi • – Ucharish / Uchirish • – Olam / Butun borliq • – Tadqiqot / O‘rganish • – Astronavt / Kosmonavt • ...
Science First Grading 2019-07-20
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- a tool to measure the hardness of a rock
- rapid expansion
- Largest layer of the Earth
- a type of crystalline rock
- a type of non-vesicular rock(Glassy)
- strength of the rock
- closest planet to the Sun
- softest mineral
- protects us from UV rays
- the border of the crust and mantle
- a naturally occurring, inorganic substance
- formed through contact of heat and/or pressure
- a planet with rings
- a rock in outer space
- composed of compressed clay
- the first zone in the atmosphere
- the only planet that can sustain life
- a rock that has air pockets
- 7th planet
- how the rock will break
- a object composed of minerals
- 2nd planet of the solar System
- an elementary particle
- hardest mineral
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- Molten rock under the Earths Crust
- a rock formed through rapidly cooled lava
- component of Sandstone
- 8th planet
- Biggest planet in our Solar System
- a type of sedimentary rock, can be made of of shells
- Expansion stops
- the movement of the mantle
- a sedimentary rock formed from evaporation
- ability to reflect light
- eroded material from other rock types
- 2nd zone in the atmosphere
- a type of sedimentary rock made from dead plants
- 4th planet
- the look of a rock
- a class of rock that is made up of sediments
- an asteroid that entered earth's atmosphere
- amount of space taken up
- Center layer of the Earth
- study of origins of the universe
- an unproven idea
- study of celestial objects
- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- the color of powder a rock leaves when scratched
- an element in the earths core
- a stage in the Big bang
- molten rock on the surface of the Earth
- the center of the solar system
52 Clues: 8th planet • 4th planet • 7th planet • rapid expansion • Expansion stops • softest mineral • hardest mineral • an unproven idea • the look of a rock • a planet with rings • strength of the rock • a rock in outer space • component of Sandstone • an elementary particle • a stage in the Big bang • how the rock will break • ability to reflect light • protects us from UV rays • amount of space taken up • ...
UNIT 6 APES CROSSWORD KEY 2023-05-09
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- Certification for energy efficiency
- Simultaneous production of electricity and useful heat
- Fossil fuel extracted from underground
- Using Earth's internal heat
- Process of extracting oil or gas from shale rock
- Structure for growing plants
- Partially decayed plant matter used as fuel
- Powered by moving air
- Powered by water flow
- Device that converts chemical energy into electricity
- Element essential to life on Earth
- Relating to atomic energy
- Protection and preservation of natural resources
- Production of energy
- Use of natural light to illuminate indoor spaces
- Release of gases into the atmosphere
- Capacity for doing work
- Use of resources
- Rate at which work is done
- Regulations for energy efficiency
- Biofuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats
- Mixture of sand, water, and oil
- Fuels derived from biomass
- Biofuel made from corn or other crops
- Fossil fuel formed from plants
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- Powered by the sun
- Material used to prevent heat loss
- Result or consequence
- Element with potential as a clean fuel source
- Advanced electricity distribution system
- Form of energy produced by moving electrons
- Relating to ocean waves
- Organic matter used as fuel
- Fossil fuel in gaseous form
- Form of energy transfer
- System that credits excess solar power back to the grid
- Evaluation of energy use
- Long-term weather patterns
- System that converts solar energy into electricity
- Relating to the tide
- Non-renewable sources of energy
- Type of electric vehicle
- Measure of carbon emissions
- Sedimentary rock that contains oil or gas
- Process of becoming different
- Vehicle powered by electricity
- Ability to use resources effectively
- Design that utilizes natural light and heat
- Substance used for energy generation
- Capable of being replenished
50 Clues: Use of resources • Powered by the sun • Relating to the tide • Production of energy • Result or consequence • Powered by moving air • Powered by water flow • Relating to ocean waves • Form of energy transfer • Capacity for doing work • Evaluation of energy use • Type of electric vehicle • Relating to atomic energy • Long-term weather patterns • Rate at which work is done • ...
Unit 1 Test Review (6th Grade Science) 2024-09-30
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- What is the term for the phase when the Moon is half illuminated?
- What is the term for the area where the Moon's shadow falls on Earth?
- What is the name of the scientist condemned by the Catholic Church?
- What is the term for a comet's tail made of dust?
- What is the term for a "space rock" that is still in space?
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- What is the term for the mass of gases surrounding a planet?
- What is the name of the planet known as the "Red Planet"?
- What type of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
- What is the shape of the orbits of planets?
- What is the most widely accepted theory for the formation of the universe?
- What is the term for the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans?
- What phase comes after the Full Moon?
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- What is the term for the time it takes the Moon to complete a cycle?
- What is the main gas in Venus's atmosphere?
- What is the term for the visible part of a comet?
- What do we call a meteoroid that hits the Earth's surface?
- Who proposed the heliocentric model?
- Who developed the geocentric model?
- What is the name of the belt where most asteroids are found?
- What is the center of the solar system?
- What is the largest planet in the solar system?
- What does "geo" mean in Greek?
- What is the term for the process of a planet orbiting another body?
- What is the term for the force that keeps planets in orbit? Spiral
- What is the term for the Moon phase when it is not visible?
- What is the term for the visible tail of a comet when it nears the Sun?
27 Clues: What does "geo" mean in Greek? • Who developed the geocentric model? • Who proposed the heliocentric model? • What phase comes after the Full Moon? • What is the center of the solar system? • What is the main gas in Venus's atmosphere? • What is the shape of the orbits of planets? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • ...
Physics Crossword 7 2024-10-20
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- quark character can only change in the ____ interaction (4)
- reflected sound waves (6)
- the positive nucleon (6)
- the total charge of an atom (4)
- all electromagnetic waves travel at the same ____ (5)
- ____ velocity: the maximum speed of a falling object – its weight and frictional forces are balanced (8)
- ____ waves can be used for medical imaging (10)
- opposite charges ____ (7)
- he was the first to propose that stars were destined to collapse at the end of their lives (13)
- larger planets in our solar system are primarily made of ____ (3)
- this wire could give you an electric shock (4)
- Newton’s ____ law: when 2 objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other (5)
- ____ production: a photon is converted into an equal amount of matter and antimatter (4)
- they are generally less dense than solids (5)
- the strength of a magnet is directly proportional to the ____ from the magnet (8)
- the smallest planet in our solar system (7)
- type of wave produced by earthquakes (7)
- the hand you use to do Fleming’s rule (4)
- light appears ____ shifted from galaxies which are moving away from Earth (3)
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- the material that slows down the neutrons during nuclear fission so that they are more likely to be absorbed into a nearby fuel rod (8)
- one of the colours of the earth wire (6)
- one of the A’s in NASA (11)
- the sun is orbited by ____ planets (5)
- all waves can be ____ (9)
- our current model of the solar system is ____ (12)
- the universe is ____ (9)
- voltmeters are connected in ____ (8)
- a main ____ star is in a long period of stability (8)
- the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance were sent to study this planet (4)
- a type of lens (6)
30 Clues: a type of lens (6) • the positive nucleon (6) • the universe is ____ (9) • reflected sound waves (6) • all waves can be ____ (9) • opposite charges ____ (7) • one of the A’s in NASA (11) • the total charge of an atom (4) • voltmeters are connected in ____ (8) • the sun is orbited by ____ planets (5) • one of the colours of the earth wire (6) • ...
Physics Crossword 7 2024-10-20
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- a type of lens (6)
- one of the colours of the earth wire (6)
- opposite charges ____ (7)
- larger planets in our solar system are primarily made of ____ (3)
- quark character can only change in the ____ interaction (4)
- type of wave produced by earthquakes (7)
- the material that slows down the neutrons during nuclear fission so that they are more likely to be absorbed into a nearby fuel rod (8)
- all electromagnetic waves travel at the same ____ (5)
- they are generally less dense than solids (5)
- ____ velocity: the maximum speed of a falling object – its weight and frictional forces are balanced (8)
- a main ____ star is in a long period of stability (8)
- voltmeters are connected in ____ (8)
- the sun is orbited by ____ planets (5)
- light appears ____ shifted from galaxies which are moving away from Earth (3)
- ____ waves can be used for medical imaging (10)
- the smallest planet in our solar system (7)
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- one of the A’s in NASA (11)
- the strength of a magnet is directly proportional to the ____ from the magnet (8)
- our current model of the solar system is ____ (12)
- the positive nucleon (6)
- he was the first to propose that stars were destined to collapse at the end of their lives (13)
- the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance were sent to study this planet (4)
- Newton’s ____ law: when 2 objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other (5)
- the universe is ____ (9)
- reflected sound waves (6)
- the hand you use to do Fleming’s rule (4)
- the total charge of an atom (4)
- ____ production: a photon is converted into an equal amount of matter and antimatter (4)
- this wire could give you an electric shock (4)
- all waves can be ____ (9)
30 Clues: a type of lens (6) • the positive nucleon (6) • the universe is ____ (9) • opposite charges ____ (7) • reflected sound waves (6) • all waves can be ____ (9) • one of the A’s in NASA (11) • the total charge of an atom (4) • voltmeters are connected in ____ (8) • the sun is orbited by ____ planets (5) • one of the colours of the earth wire (6) • ...
Johto Vocab 2024-04-04
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- star at the center of the Solar System
- Moon moves between the Earth and the sun
- visible radiation to the human eye
- outermost part of the sun's atmosphere
- power generated form sunlight
- device used to remove unwanted parts from something
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- absence of light
- natural satelite; rotates the Earth
- dark shape made when something blocks light
- incomplete; only in part
- spectacles; lenses in a frame in front of persons' eyes
- complete; whole of something
12 Clues: absence of light • incomplete; only in part • complete; whole of something • power generated form sunlight • visible radiation to the human eye • natural satelite; rotates the Earth • star at the center of the Solar System • outermost part of the sun's atmosphere • Moon moves between the Earth and the sun • dark shape made when something blocks light • ...
weather termes 2025-05-06
14 Clues: hot • rain • hot\cold • temperature • therd layer • air moisture • out to spase • measures humidity, • surrounding our solar system • layer above the troposphere, • a tool to measure wind speed • measures atmospheric pressure, • lowest region of the atmosphere, • measuring and indicating temperature,
Astronomy Vocabulary 2024-05-30
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- The process where new atoms are created.
- Tilt is the reason Earth has these.
- The series of steps a star goes through during its life: Stellar ___.
- Good for measuring distances between stars/galaxies (2 words).
- Good for measuring distances between planets (2 words).
- When a planet is closest to the Sun.
- Measurement of how bright a star is; lower numbers are brighter.
- He figured out the Sun was in the center of the solar system.
- Squeezing two atoms together; the reaction pushes a star outward.
- Measurement of how much energy is given off by a star.
- The model where the Sun is in the center of the solar system.
- Fancy name for a cloud of dust and gas; our star will be this after its red giant stage.
- The force that pulls a star inward, compressing it.
- King of the planets with a huge red spot.
- Season in Iowa when we are tilted away from the Sun.
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- While all the gas giants have rings, this one has the best set.
- One lap around the Sun.
- The "pattern" of colors given off by stars and elements.
- One ___ is equal to one day on a planet.
- This element is fused inside of a star to make helium.
- Model that explains how the universe might have came to be (2 words).
- Position when a planet is farthest away from the Sun.
- A huge "explosion" in space; happens only with super-sized stars.
- Name for planets with rocky, solid surfaces.
- A model where Earth is in the center of the solar system.
- Was "disqualified" when the definition of "planet" changed.
- Since galaxies are moving away from us, their spectra is ___.
- The ONLY place we know of that has life on it.
- Season in Iowa when we are tilted towards the Sun.
- Generic term used to describe when an object blocks the Sun.
30 Clues: One lap around the Sun. • Tilt is the reason Earth has these. • When a planet is closest to the Sun. • The process where new atoms are created. • One ___ is equal to one day on a planet. • King of the planets with a huge red spot. • Name for planets with rocky, solid surfaces. • The ONLY place we know of that has life on it. • ...
Uranus and Neptune 2023-02-15
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- neptune is slightly smaller and____ than Uranus
- ___of Uranus is tipped so far that its north pole almost lies in its orbital plane.
- Astronomers hypothesize Uranus was knocked
- Uranus and Neptune have methane so it appears
- When was Neptune discovered
- They discovered only when____of star behind the rings dimmed
- when did the great dark spot disappoint
- uranus is the____largest diameter in our solar system
- neptune cannot____life
- neptune is the only planet of our solar system not visible to the ____
- the great dark spot is a
- Neptune is the___gas planet
- Uranus is the____place from the sun
- neptune orbit our Sun, a star, and eight____
- Uranus was accidentally discovered
- Neptune orbits the sun____km away
- brightness and color from the surrounding atmosphere contributing to Uranus's
- Uranus has____moons
- neptune's atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen____and methane
- Which moon has retrograde orbit
- the core of Uranus
- Uranus is 4 times larger than
- what particles make up neptune's moons
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- neptune____made of methane and ammonia ice
- neptune's rings are not as visib
- How many times larger than Earth is Neptune
- Neptune has___moons
- How many light and darkness
- Which planet contains the great dark spot
- when did voyager 2 pass Neptune
- Which gas causes the geysers on Triton
- The___speeds on Neptune are the most outstanding
- Uranus is the_____ temperature in the solar system
- astronomers_____that Uranus was knocked sideways by a massive collision
- how many main rings does Neptune have?
- the internal structure of Uranus
- Uranus's moons are
- The core of Neptune ia about___times the Earth
- Uranus moved in its orbit and the ring blocked the
- uranus rings are dominated by chunky boulders and may consist primarily of____
40 Clues: Uranus's moons are • the core of Uranus • Neptune has___moons • Uranus has____moons • neptune cannot____life • the great dark spot is a • When was Neptune discovered • How many light and darkness • Neptune is the___gas planet • Uranus is 4 times larger than • when did voyager 2 pass Neptune • Which moon has retrograde orbit • neptune's rings are not as visib • ...
Cosmos Crossword 2023-02-19
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- Where in our Solar System does the sunset appear blue?
- A hypothetical being from another world.
- Not even light can escape it.
- Deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly.
- Natural light display in the sky caused by particles from the sun interacting with a planet's magnetic field.
- A type of star that is extremely bright and typically has a short lifespan.
- The study of the origins, evolution, and structure of the universe.
- A large circular depression on the surface of a celestial body.
- A science of measuring the positions, motions, and magnitudes of stars.
- A connection between widely separated regions of space–time.
- First word in the name of the closest blackhole to Earth.
- A region of space where the magnetic field of a celestial body is so strong that it traps charged particles.
- A massive cloud of dust and gas that is the birthplace of stars.
- Collapsed Core of a Supergiant Star.
- Largest moon of Saturn.
- The total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another.
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- A unit of distance, equal to about 3.26 light-years.
- A celestial source of pulsating electromagnetic radiation (such as radio waves).
- Point of no return.
- A planet in our solar system whose rotation takes longer than its own revolution around the Sun.
- A sky theatre.
- Something in outer space having an opposite electrical charge.
- An unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.
- A natural satellite.
- Closest Galaxy to Canis Major Dwarf and Sagittarius Dwarf
- The point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the sun.
- A Planet in the Solar System on which Diamonds rain (7).
- Occurring or situated between stars.
- A term for alignment of three planets.
- The biggest monster galaxy ever discovered, sized 16.3 million light years.
- Planets in this zone are considered fit for sustaining life.
31 Clues: A sky theatre. • Point of no return. • A natural satellite. • Largest moon of Saturn. • Not even light can escape it. • Occurring or situated between stars. • Collapsed Core of a Supergiant Star. • A term for alignment of three planets. • A hypothetical being from another world. • A unit of distance, equal to about 3.26 light-years. • ...
Space X-word 2022-04-11
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- The first element to come into existence in the universe
- The zone where liquid water could be found on a planet in a star system
- A very dim star that never actually fuses atoms but glows from the friction of massive amounts of pressure; a _____ dwarf
- stuff moving or waiting to move because of an invisible force
- Atoms smashing together releasing tremendous amounts of energy; contained by an immense gravity field
- The movement of continental plates over a molten core of magma
- Because of our earth's angled axis ours change
- spherical object orbiting a star that has cleared its path
- Icy object orbiting a star
- bang Name of the scientific theory that all matter and energy in the universe came from nothing
- Makes advanced technology possible on our planet
- A collapsed star that is so dense that nothing escapes it; a ____ hole
- collection of star (solar) systems
- Sweeps our solar system of most debris
- Because our planet is just the right size this is not too thick and not too thin
- Increases gravity
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- An object orbiting a planet
- Some of the first matter to come into the universe when the pure energy finally slowed down enough
- Larger and larger objects being formed by the pull of gravity
- Super dense ball of leftover material from a collapsed star. A " Giant Atom" about the size of the earth. A White ___
- Rocky object orbiting a star
- leftover stardust/ where stars are born
- Hyper dense ball of neutrons leftover after massive star collapses; a _____ star
- When a massive star can no longer sustain the balance between fusion energy pushing outwards and gravity pulling inwards it will go ______
- collection of all galaxies
- Decreases gravity
- Before the first element came into existence these had to be present
- System series of planets orbiting a star
- A very dim star that consumes it's hydrogen very slowly; a ____ dwarf
29 Clues: Decreases gravity • Increases gravity • collection of all galaxies • Icy object orbiting a star • An object orbiting a planet • Rocky object orbiting a star • collection of star (solar) systems • Sweeps our solar system of most debris • leftover stardust/ where stars are born • System series of planets orbiting a star • Because of our earth's angled axis ours change • ...
SPACE! 2024-02-05
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- THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
- THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN ANY OBJECTS WITH MASS
- ANOTHER NAME FOR THE MOON PHASES
- THE 7TH PLANET AWAY FROM THE SUN
- THIS MAKES UP THE SPACE BETWEEN MARS & JUPITER
- THE MEASUREMENT OF FORCE IN PHYSICS
- A CIRCULAR OR ELLIPTICAL PATH AROUND A CENTRAL BODY
- THE PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN
- THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LUNAR CYCLE
- THE TENDENCY FOR AN OBJECT TO RESIST A CHANGE IN MOTION
- WHEN THE MOON PHASE LIGHT SHRINKS OR GETS SMALLER
- THE CIRCULAR MOTION OF AN OBJECT AROUND ITS OWN AXIS, OR UPON ITSELF
- A CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST
- NO LONGER A TRADITIONAL PLANET
- THE NUMBER OF ATOMS IN AN OBJECT
- DETERMINED BY ONE REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN
- THE PLANET KNOWN FOR IT'S RINGS
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- THE MEASUREMENT OF GRAVITY'S EFFECT ON AN OBJECT WITH MASS
- THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
- THE BIGGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
- MILLIONS TO BILLIONS OF STARS WITH DUST AND GAS HELD TOGETHER BY GRAVITY
- THE CIRCULAR MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT AROUND AN EXTERNAL AXIS, OR AROUND ANOTHER BODY
- WHEN THE MOON PHASE GROWS IN LIGHT
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF PLANETS AND STAR THAT WE BELONG TO
- WHEN THE MOON PHASE IS FULLY ILLUMINATED
- THE PHASE OF THE MOON ON BOTH SIDES OF A NEW MOON
- THE PLANET HAS A DAY OF 16HRS LONG
- SMALL, ROCKY OBJECTS THAT ORBIT THE SUN
- DETERMINED BY ONE ROTATION OF THE EARTH
- OBJECTS COMPOSED OF ICE AND DUST THAT ORBIT THE SUN
- THE LAST TERRESTRIAL PLANET
- THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN TO THE EARTH
- THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE MORE THAN HALF THE MOON IS ILLUMINATED
- OUR HOME PLANET
34 Clues: OUR HOME PLANET • A CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST • THE LAST TERRESTRIAL PLANET • THE PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN • NO LONGER A TRADITIONAL PLANET • THE PLANET KNOWN FOR IT'S RINGS • ANOTHER NAME FOR THE MOON PHASES • THE 7TH PLANET AWAY FROM THE SUN • THE NUMBER OF ATOMS IN AN OBJECT • WHEN THE MOON PHASE GROWS IN LIGHT • THE PLANET HAS A DAY OF 16HRS LONG • ...
Space Facts 2025-04-30
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- Second most prominent gas in the Sun
- What we orbit
- Planet with the Great Red Spot
- Jupiters fourth largest moon that has the capability of life
- There are more than 2 ________ galaxies.
- The nearest Star to the sun. (Hint: it does not include the first word of it)
- We are able to see the moon because it _______ the sun’s light.
- Gas that gives Uranus and Neptune its color
- Dark parts on the Sun’s surface
- Mars’ largest moon
- “Shell” that defines the borders of the solar system
- Largest dwarf planet
- Has the fastest winds in our solar system
- A space rock made of ice and dust
- The remains of a dead star after it supernova’s, if it does not become a black hole.
- Planet with 274 moons
- Name for the distance between the Earth and the Sun
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- Separates the dwarf planets and Neptune
- Our home planet
- A planet that has not cleared its orbit, or is not big enough to be classified as a planet
- Nickname for the Moon
- The way that the universe ALLEGEDLY formed
- The only planet in the solar system that spins on its side
- The theoretical opposite of a black hole that pushes mass out, instead of in
- A “storm” on the sun that emits a large amount of radiation.
- This gas makes up 70 percent of our atmosphere
- Largest known Star
- Planet closest to the sun
- Galaxy that Earth resides in
- The most prominent gas in the Sun
- Neptune's’ largest moon
- Latin name for the Sun
- Mars’ smallest moon
- The largest known black hole
- The name of an explosion that a star causes when it dies
- Black hole at the center of the Milky Way, which is also the name of a zodiac sign
- The hottest planet
- Galaxy on a collision course with the Milky Way
38 Clues: What we orbit • Our home planet • Largest known Star • Mars’ largest moon • The hottest planet • Mars’ smallest moon • Largest dwarf planet • Nickname for the Moon • Planet with 274 moons • Latin name for the Sun • Neptune's’ largest moon • Planet closest to the sun • Galaxy that Earth resides in • The largest known black hole • Planet with the Great Red Spot • Dark parts on the Sun’s surface • ...
Earth, Moon, Sun Terms 2025-07-30
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- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- a force that attracts object toward one another
- a planet outside our solar system
- a feature that forms on a surface of a planet such as a channel, crater, or volcano
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- - when the moon casts a shadow on the Earth caused by perfect alignment of the Earth, moon, and the Sun
- - the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a moon that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
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- an object that moves around a larger object
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- a measurement of the gravitational force of an object depending on mass and location
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a measure of the amount of matter in an object
- a moon outside our solar system
- the relative size of things
- moon a moon phase that looks like less than half of a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
25 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • an object that moves around a larger object • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • a measure of the amount of matter in an object • a force that attracts object toward one another • ...
MOONS 2012-11-02
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- The Egyptians built these
- experiencing death
- You can ride this to the shop
- The shape of a tin can
- Something secretive
- To change something
- Your food passes through your digestive ______
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- Our solar system is tiny compared to the _______
- The Milkyway is a ________
- A person who studies Science
- A detective might solve this
- You do experiments in this subject
- To recognise and label
- A simple picture to represent something
14 Clues: experiencing death • Something secretive • To change something • The shape of a tin can • To recognise and label • The Egyptians built these • The Milkyway is a ________ • A person who studies Science • A detective might solve this • You can ride this to the shop • You do experiments in this subject • A simple picture to represent something • ...
Science Vocab Puzzle 2025-12-17
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- Rings galore!
- candy bar/our galaxy
- orbits the sun, 8 in our system
- center of our solar system
- large, gassy, cold, couple rings, kinda awkward
- Path through space... look out!
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- where some people get "smarter"
- ____, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen
- Billions of stars, lots of systems
- great balls of fire!
- coldest planet, god of water
- hottest, lots of clouds
- Mickey's dog, I mean dwarf
- Lots of iron dust
14 Clues: Rings galore! • Lots of iron dust • great balls of fire! • candy bar/our galaxy • hottest, lots of clouds • Mickey's dog, I mean dwarf • center of our solar system • coldest planet, god of water • where some people get "smarter" • orbits the sun, 8 in our system • Path through space... look out! • ____, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen • Billions of stars, lots of systems • ...
Space 2023-11-17
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- System Our sun and the celestial bodies, including planets, orbiting around it.
- Hole A region of space with intense gravitational forces, swallowing everything.
- Patterns of stars forming imaginary shapes in the night sky.
- The entirety of space, including galaxies, stars, and planets.
- Optical instruments used for observing distant celestial objects.
- Glowing clouds of gas and dust, creating beautiful cosmic landscapes.
- Radiation High-energy particles traveling through space from various sources.
- Vast collections of stars, planets, and cosmic wonders.
- Small celestial bodies entering Earth's atmosphere, creating streaks of light.
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- Artificial objects orbiting Earth or other celestial bodies.
- Icy bodies with tails, traveling through space in elliptical orbits.
- Rocky bodies orbiting the sun, smaller than planets.
- Exploration The journey and discovery of outer space, conducted by spacecraft.
- Planets located outside our solar system, orbiting other stars.
- Station Habitable structures in space, serving as homes for astronauts.
15 Clues: Rocky bodies orbiting the sun, smaller than planets. • Vast collections of stars, planets, and cosmic wonders. • Artificial objects orbiting Earth or other celestial bodies. • Patterns of stars forming imaginary shapes in the night sky. • The entirety of space, including galaxies, stars, and planets. • ...
Keep Up Course #1 2020-07-20
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- this really hot object is in the center of the solar system
- something small we put in space to learn more
- all the planets and sun are here
- the fifth planet from the sun
- the planet that we live in
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- this person goes to space to learn more about it
- you see many of these at night, there’s too many to count
- big rock in space, if it moves fast it becomes a comet
- people ride this to go to space, it’s so fast
- the biggest planet in the solar system
10 Clues: the planet that we live in • the fifth planet from the sun • all the planets and sun are here • the biggest planet in the solar system • something small we put in space to learn more • people ride this to go to space, it’s so fast • this person goes to space to learn more about it • big rock in space, if it moves fast it becomes a comet • ...
Gravity crossword 2022-03-23
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- measures by how much space an object takes up or what it is made of.
- largest planet in our solar system.
- dwarf planet that was originally considered a planet
- The force that pulls objects toward each other.
- is The guy who discovered gravity.(last name)
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- is a measure of the gravitational pull on the object.
- the planet closest to the sun
- center of our solar system
- giant rock "a bit more than a quarter the size of Earth".
- 6th planet from the sun, gas planet known for its rings
10 Clues: center of our solar system • the planet closest to the sun • largest planet in our solar system. • is The guy who discovered gravity.(last name) • The force that pulls objects toward each other. • dwarf planet that was originally considered a planet • is a measure of the gravitational pull on the object. • 6th planet from the sun, gas planet known for its rings • ...
Superlatives ESL Side project Agora 2022-04-21
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- English is the ____ (much) spoken language in the world.
- Albert Einstein was one of the ____ (smart) people ever.
- Croatia is the _____ (pretty) country on Earth.
- Australia is the ____ (far) country from Canada.
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- The Sun is the ____ (bright) astronomical object in the Solar System.
- The Krakatoa volcano is the _____ (loud) volcano on Earth.
- The freezer is the ____ (cold) thing in my house.
- Jupiter is the _____ (big) planet in the Solar System.
- I think that eggplants are the ____ (bad) vegetable.
- I think that KitKat is the ____ (good) candy bar.
10 Clues: Croatia is the _____ (pretty) country on Earth. • Australia is the ____ (far) country from Canada. • The freezer is the ____ (cold) thing in my house. • I think that KitKat is the ____ (good) candy bar. • I think that eggplants are the ____ (bad) vegetable. • Jupiter is the _____ (big) planet in the Solar System. • ...
Gravity Station Lab Challenge it 2023-03-11
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- The force that pulls objects toward each other
- What keeps the atmosphere around the earth
- The laws of Sir Isaac Newton
- The nickname for what started the universe
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- Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran
- One of the most famous scientists to think about why objects fall
- The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system
- How much matter an object is made of
- All the planets in the solar system revolve around this
- The measure of the gravitational pull on an object
10 Clues: The laws of Sir Isaac Newton • How much matter an object is made of • What keeps the atmosphere around the earth • The nickname for what started the universe • The force that pulls objects toward each other • Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran • The measure of the gravitational pull on an object • The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system • ...
Gravity Station Lab Challenge it 2023-03-11
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- The force that pulls objects toward each other
- What keeps the atmosphere around the earth
- The laws of Sir Isaac Newton
- The nickname for what started the universe
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- Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran
- One of the most famous scientists to think about why objects fall
- The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system
- How much matter an object is made of
- All the planets in the solar system revolve around this
- The measure of the gravitational pull on an object
10 Clues: The laws of Sir Isaac Newton • How much matter an object is made of • What keeps the atmosphere around the earth • The nickname for what started the universe • The force that pulls objects toward each other • Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran • The measure of the gravitational pull on an object • The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system • ...
Gravity Station Lab Challenge it 2023-03-11
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- The force that pulls objects toward each other
- What keeps the atmosphere around the earth
- The laws of Sir Isaac Newton
- The nickname for what started the universe
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- Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran
- One of the most famous scientists to think about why objects fall
- The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system
- How much matter an object is made of
- All the planets in the solar system revolve around this
- The measure of the gravitational pull on an object
10 Clues: The laws of Sir Isaac Newton • How much matter an object is made of • What keeps the atmosphere around the earth • The nickname for what started the universe • The force that pulls objects toward each other • Earth is made up of ________ and celestial dauran • The measure of the gravitational pull on an object • The cloud of dust and gas that made up our solar system • ...
HAVE FUN 2017-01-20
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- Banyumas Soccer Team
- General Election
- Teenager
- Type of Occupation
- Parents
- Communication tool
- Water source
- Animal with ivory
- Type of Fruit
- Type of sport
- Type of insect
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- Season
- Type of drink
- Plane landing
- Vocabulary collection
- Movie about Wizard
- Planet in Solar System
- Pharaoh and Pyramid
- Moon
- Indonesia is a ...... nation
- A pointed tooth
- Time
- Galaxy
- King of Jungle
- Dog
25 Clues: Dog • Moon • Time • Season • Galaxy • Parents • Teenager • Water source • Type of drink • Plane landing • Type of Fruit • Type of sport • King of Jungle • Type of insect • A pointed tooth • General Election • Animal with ivory • Movie about Wizard • Type of Occupation • Communication tool • Pharaoh and Pyramid • Banyumas Soccer Team • Vocabulary collection • Planet in Solar System • Indonesia is a ...... nation
Composers and Compositions 2025-06-11
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- The Co-Title for this symphony
- Moonlight Sonata
- Italian Composer
- German Composer
- Dvorak Composition
- Requiem
- Solar System
- France
- Debussy piano piece
- Soviet Composer
- British Composers
- Adagio for Strings
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- Finlandia
- Sir
- Czechia
- Star Wars
- His composition is titled Requiem in D minor
- Name of Vivaldi's Composition
- Nocturne in E-flat Major
- Russia
- Film Director
- The time period with Bach
22 Clues: Sir • Russia • France • Czechia • Requiem • Finlandia • Star Wars • Solar System • Film Director • German Composer • Soviet Composer • Moonlight Sonata • Italian Composer • British Composers • Dvorak Composition • Adagio for Strings • Debussy piano piece • Nocturne in E-flat Major • The time period with Bach • Name of Vivaldi's Composition • The Co-Title for this symphony • ...
Hoshiyama Quiz 2023-01-22
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- Of or relating to the Sun
- Weather patterns from the Earth's position relative to the Sun
- The closest planet to Earth
- Of or relating to the stars
- The biggest planet in our solar system
- Relating to an axis
- The action of turning around a central axis
- Number of Earth's moons
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- A group of stars in a recognizable pattern
- Of or relating to the moon
- The movement of an object around another
- The science of space
12 Clues: Relating to an axis • The science of space • Number of Earth's moons • Of or relating to the Sun • Of or relating to the moon • The closest planet to Earth • Of or relating to the stars • The biggest planet in our solar system • The movement of an object around another • A group of stars in a recognizable pattern • The action of turning around a central axis • ...
Space X-word 2022-04-11
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- The first element to come into existence in the universe
- The zone where liquid water could be found on a planet in a star system
- A very dim star that never actually fuses atoms but glows from the friction of massive amounts of pressure; a _____ dwarf
- stuff moving or waiting to move because of an invisible force
- Atoms smashing together releasing tremendous amounts of energy; contained by an immense gravity field
- The movement of continental plates over a molten core of magma
- Because of our earth's angled axis ours change
- spherical object orbiting a star that has cleared its path
- Icy object orbiting a star
- bang Name of the scientific theory that all matter and energy in the universe came from nothing
- Makes advanced technology possible on our planet
- A collapsed star that is so dense that nothing escapes it; a ____ hole
- collection of star (solar) systems
- Sweeps our solar system of most debris
- Because our planet is just the right size this is not too thick and not too thin
- Increases gravity
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- An object orbiting a planet
- Some of the first matter to come into the universe when the pure energy finally slowed down enough
- Larger and larger objects being formed by the pull of gravity
- Super dense ball of leftover material from a collapsed star. A " Giant Atom" about the size of the earth. A White ___
- Rocky object orbiting a star
- leftover stardust/ where stars are born
- Hyper dense ball of neutrons leftover after massive star collapses
- When a massive star can no longer sustain the balance between fusion energy pushing outwards and gravity pulling inwards it will go ______
- collection of all galaxies
- Decreases gravity
- Before the first element came into existence these had to be present
- System series of planets orbiting a star
- A very dim star that consumes it's hydrogen very slowly; a ____ dwarf
29 Clues: Decreases gravity • Increases gravity • collection of all galaxies • Icy object orbiting a star • An object orbiting a planet • Rocky object orbiting a star • collection of star (solar) systems • Sweeps our solar system of most debris • leftover stardust/ where stars are born • System series of planets orbiting a star • Because of our earth's angled axis ours change • ...
Asteroids 2022-11-08
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- space mission that has visited Ceres and Vesta
- one of the two asteroids visited by Galileo spacecraft
- largest asteroid and a dwarf planet
- small chunk of icy material that develops an atmosphere as it approaches the Sun
- asteroid that once was volcanically active
- abbreviation for the name of a spacecraft went into orbit around Eros
- largest M-type asteroid
- where majority of the asteroids can be found
- Mars captured asteroid-moon
- tall ice volcano on Ceres
- a comet-asteroid with reddest surface of any object in the solar system
- classification of asteroid that are made of silicate composition
- Dimorphos is orbiting this asteroid
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- a large object that allows us to estimate how often impacts have occurred both on its surface and Earth
- TNOs are part of ____ belt, area beyond Neptune
- ___ law used to determine the mass and density of the moon of Ida
- abbreviation name for an NASA mission that was recently executed to divert the orbit of Dimorphos
- asteroids that have changed little chemically since the beginning of the solar system
- spacecraft that collected sample of dust grains from Itokawa
- the most straight forward way to deflect an asteroid is to ____ a spacecraft into it
- abbreviation for the name given to any comet that come close to our planet
- names of ____ from classical mythology given to new objects that have properties of both asteroids and comets
- asteroid made of some of the most chemically primitive materials in the solar system
- Galileo spacecraft found a asteroid that has a moon
- the largest region around Sun from which the most new comets come from
- comet____ named in honor of the astronomer who first recognized comet as orbiting the Sun
- interstellar asteroid name meaning scout
- calassification of asteroid composed of metals
- ____ tail, the brightest part of the tail
29 Clues: largest M-type asteroid • tall ice volcano on Ceres • Mars captured asteroid-moon • largest asteroid and a dwarf planet • Dimorphos is orbiting this asteroid • interstellar asteroid name meaning scout • ____ tail, the brightest part of the tail • asteroid that once was volcanically active • where majority of the asteroids can be found • ...
Science First Grading 2019-07-20
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- component of Sandstone
- how the rock will break
- a type of sedimentary rock made from dead plants
- the center of the solar system
- Center layer of the Earth
- molten rock on the surface of the Earth
- the color of powder a rock leaves when scratched
- an asteroid that entered earth's atmosphere
- closest planet to the Sun
- a rock that has air pockets
- a tool to measure the hardness of a rock
- 2nd zone in the atmosphere
- a type of sedimentary rock, can be made of of shells
- a class of rock that is made up of sediments
- Biggest planet in our Solar System
- a type of non-vesicular rock(Glassy)
- the movement of the mantle
- a object composed of minerals
- 4th planet
- composed of compressed clay
- 2nd planet of the solar System
- 8th planet
- the look of a rock
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- softest mineral
- an element in the earths core
- an elementary particle
- ability to reflect light
- study of celestial objects
- Largest layer of the Earth
- a planet with rings
- study of origins of the universe
- amount of space taken up
- Molten rock under the Earths Crust
- an unproven idea
- formed through contact of heat and/or pressure
- the border of the crust and mantle
- a sedimentary rock formed from evaporation
- eroded material from other rock types
- strength of the rock
- the first zone in the atmosphere
- Expansion stops
- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- a naturally occurring, inorganic substance
- a type of crystalline rock
- hardest mineral
- 7th planet
- a rock in outer space
- protects us from UV rays
- rapid expansion
- the only planet that can sustain life
50 Clues: 7th planet • 4th planet • 8th planet • softest mineral • Expansion stops • hardest mineral • rapid expansion • an unproven idea • the look of a rock • a planet with rings • strength of the rock • a rock in outer space • component of Sandstone • an elementary particle • how the rock will break • ability to reflect light • amount of space taken up • protects us from UV rays • Center layer of the Earth • ...
Scientific Revolution Crossword 2024-04-26
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- Proved using mathematics that celestial bodies have elliptical orbits
- A body of knowledge supported by evidence collected systematically using obervation and experimentation
- medieval practice that utilized experimentation and had the goal of turning one substance into another
- Discovered the scientific laws that form the foundation for modern physics
- first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
- belief that observable evidence is the primary path to knowledge; inductive reasoning
- elliptical trajectory of an object that is falling endlessly around another object
- anything with mass and volume
- Invented the Cartesian Coordinate plane, famously stated that one should doubt anything that could not be proven, and established rules for deductive reasoning
- belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge; deductive reasoning
- Proved the heliocentric model was correct as well as that objects fall at universal rates
- theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe
- theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth revolving around it
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- the subject area that attempted to explain how the natural world worked in the classical and medieval period
- idea or assumption to be tested by an experiment
- a push or pull with magnitude and direction
- Invented the first version of the scientific method and rules for inductive reasoning
- force of attraction between all masses in the universe that increases with mass and decreases with distance
- Device used to measure temperature
- The shape that the orbits of celestial bodies make
- Device used to make small objects appear larger
- Device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- method of investigation involving obervation and experimentation to test scientific assumptions
- the amount of matter in an object
- Resistance of a mass to changes in its velocity; described by Newton's 1st Law of Motion
25 Clues: anything with mass and volume • the amount of matter in an object • Device used to measure temperature • a push or pull with magnitude and direction • Device used to measure atmospheric pressure • Device used to make small objects appear larger • idea or assumption to be tested by an experiment • The shape that the orbits of celestial bodies make • ...
