solar system Crossword Puzzles

The Solar System 2016-08-28

The  Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Remains of a Meteoroid found on the Earths surface
  2. Planets that are closest to the sun and have a slower rotation
  3. Earth-centred theory
  4. Also known as 'Cosmic Snowballs' made up of frozen gases, water ice, rocks dust and organic compounds
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  1. Sun-centred theory
  2. Solid rocky and/or metallic debris traveling through outer space
  3. Planets that are furthest from the sun and have a faster rotation
  4. Commonly called a 'Shooting Star' or 'Falling Star'

8 Clues: Sun-centred theoryEarth-centred theoryRemains of a Meteoroid found on the Earths surfaceCommonly called a 'Shooting Star' or 'Falling Star'Planets that are closest to the sun and have a slower rotationSolid rocky and/or metallic debris traveling through outer spacePlanets that are furthest from the sun and have a faster rotation...

The Solar System! 2016-11-27

The Solar System! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3rd Planet
  2. 5th Planet
  3. 6th Planet
  4. 2nd Planet
Down
  1. 4th Planet
  2. 1st Planet
  3. 8th Planet
  4. 7th Planet

8 Clues: 4th Planet1st Planet3rd Planet8th Planet5th Planet7th Planet6th Planet2nd Planet

Our solar system 2017-04-29

Our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known most for its rings.
  2. Huge and the most massive planet in our solar system
  3. Their sur face isall rocky
Down
  1. Fourth planet from the sun
  2. Smaller than Earth's moon
  3. Known for strong winds
  4. The closest planet to Sun
  5. The seventh planet from the sun

8 Clues: Known for strong windsSmaller than Earth's moonKnown most for its rings.The closest planet to SunFourth planet from the sunTheir sur face isall rockyThe seventh planet from the sunHuge and the most massive planet in our solar system

Our solar system 2017-04-29

Our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Huge and the most massive planet in our solar system
  2. Known for strong winds
  3. Fourth planet from the sun
Down
  1. The closest planet to Sun
  2. The seventh planet from the sun
  3. Smaller than Earth's moon
  4. Their sur face isall rocky
  5. Known most for its rings.

8 Clues: Known for strong windsThe closest planet to SunSmaller than Earth's moonKnown most for its rings.Their sur face isall rockyFourth planet from the sunThe seventh planet from the sunHuge and the most massive planet in our solar system

Our Solar System 2018-04-11

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has two moons named Phobos and Deimos, bit is also know as the red planet.
  2. is the perfect planet!
  3. has 69 moons and 4 rings, and has a red spot bigger than the Earth.
  4. had 61 moons and 7 rings, and is known as the jewel of the solar system.
  5. doesn't have any moons or rings, but is a special planet.
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  1. doesn't have any moons or rings, and is known as the swiftest planet.
  2. has a special way on how it was found.
  3. has 27 moons and 13 rings, but isn't known as anything.

8 Clues: is the perfect planet!has a special way on how it was found.has 27 moons and 13 rings, but isn't known as anything.doesn't have any moons or rings, but is a special planet.has 69 moons and 4 rings, and has a red spot bigger than the Earth.doesn't have any moons or rings, and is known as the swiftest planet....

The Solar System 2013-02-11

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our sister planet and is nicknamed "the evening star"
  2. The furthest planet from the sun
  3. The closest planet to the sun
  4. Earths moon is called ______
  5. This is the center of our universe
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  1. Has an obvious ring system
  2. Our home planet
  3. What planet is called the red planet

8 Clues: Our home planetHas an obvious ring systemEarths moon is called ______The closest planet to the sunThe furthest planet from the sunThis is the center of our universeWhat planet is called the red planetOur sister planet and is nicknamed "the evening star"

The Solar System 2015-04-21

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our Planet
  2. Planet between Saturn and Neptune
  3. Earths companion
  4. Largest planet in the solar system
  5. Planet known as the evening star
Down
  1. Known as the Red Planet
  2. An instrument that Scientists use to observe planets
  3. Planet closest to the sun

8 Clues: Our PlanetEarths companionKnown as the Red PlanetPlanet closest to the sunPlanet known as the evening starPlanet between Saturn and NeptuneLargest planet in the solar systemAn instrument that Scientists use to observe planets

The solar system 2022-02-24

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The god of the sea
  2. The closest planet to Earth
  3. The only planet with water
  4. The second largest planet
Down
  1. The messenger to the gods
  2. The gas giant
  3. The planet originally named after King George III
  4. The planet with no more than 2 moons

8 Clues: The gas giantThe god of the seaThe messenger to the godsThe second largest planetThe only planet with waterThe closest planet to EarthThe planet with no more than 2 moonsThe planet originally named after King George III

Solar System Debris 2022-03-22

Solar System Debris crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object in space made of ice and dust that leaves a trail
  2. An object in space in between Mars and Jupiter sometimes called a mini planet
  3. Our Planet
  4. When a planet revolves around the sun
Down
  1. the 5th planet
  2. An object in space that gets caught in the earth's atmosphere
  3. A area full of different solar system debris in between Mars and Jupiter
  4. The 4th planet

8 Clues: Our Planetthe 5th planetThe 4th planetWhen a planet revolves around the sunan object in space made of ice and dust that leaves a trailAn object in space that gets caught in the earth's atmosphereA area full of different solar system debris in between Mars and JupiterAn object in space in between Mars and Jupiter sometimes called a mini planet

Solar System 4 2021-04-07

Solar System 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Race, A competition between two "Cold War" rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), to be the best in space flight capability
  2. An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
  3. X-Ray Observatory, Telescope in space designed to detect X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe
  4. Small robots used to explore the surface of other planetary bodies such as Mars
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  1. Shuttle, A spacecraft or orbiter capable of carrying astronauts into space and can be reused
  2. Space Telescope, Designed to detect infrared radiation to study objects ranging from our solar system to distance regions of the universe
  3. Space Telescope, First permanent space telescope above Earth’s atmosphere that gathers detailed photos and data about the universe
  4. Missions, Series of U.S. missions to the moon; proved that humans can live and work in space
  5. Probe, Spacecraft that carries scientific instruments that collects data, but has no human crew
  6. 1st satellite placed in orbit by the former Soviet Union (Russia)

10 Clues: 1st satellite placed in orbit by the former Soviet Union (Russia)An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearerSmall robots used to explore the surface of other planetary bodies such as MarsShuttle, A spacecraft or orbiter capable of carrying astronauts into space and can be reused...

The Solar System 2024-02-16

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Biggest Planet
  2. The Dead Planet
  3. All planets orbit it
  4. The Red Planet
  5. How did the Universe start
Down
  1. Terrestrial Planet
  2. First astronaut on the moon
  3. Earths only natural satellite

8 Clues: Biggest PlanetThe Red PlanetThe Dead PlanetTerrestrial PlanetAll planets orbit itHow did the Universe startFirst astronaut on the moonEarths only natural satellite

The Solar System 2023-10-26

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the red planet
  2. the biggest planet in our solar system
  3. farthest a way from the sun
  4. upsidedown
Down
  1. the planet closest to the sun
  2. has pretty rings
  3. the hottest planet
  4. our planet

8 Clues: our planetupsidedownthe red planethas pretty ringsthe hottest planetfarthest a way from the sunthe planet closest to the sunthe biggest planet in our solar system

The Solar System 2020-06-22

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hot gas ball giant who provides light to all planets
  2. The only planet who has living organsims
  3. a natrual satalite of earth
  4. a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space.
  5. the red planet
Down
  1. The furthest planet from the sun
  2. The most beautiful planet in the solar system
  3. - The nearest planet to the sun

8 Clues: the red planeta natrual satalite of earth- The nearest planet to the sunThe furthest planet from the sunThe only planet who has living organsimsThe most beautiful planet in the solar systema hot gas ball giant who provides light to all planetsa ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space.

our solar system 2019-06-27

our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is the only planet known to have water on its surface
  2. is named after the ancient greek god of the sky
  3. is a dwarf planet
  4. the planet closest to the sun
Down
  1. is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest
  2. the second planet from the sun
  3. is the largest of the four gas planets
  4. was the roman god of the sea

8 Clues: is a dwarf planetwas the roman god of the seathe planet closest to the sunthe second planet from the sunis the largest of the four gas planetsis named after the ancient greek god of the skyis the sixth planet from the sun and the second largestit is the only planet known to have water on its surface

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-11-02

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moons
  2. The smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons
  3. The red planet that spins like Earth
  4. The biggest planet which is a huge ball of gases
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  1. The planet with magnificent rings
  2. The planet second closest to the Sun and is almost the same size as Earth
  3. The smallest planet and has no atmosphere
  4. The blue planet and our home in Space

8 Clues: The planet with magnificent ringsThe red planet that spins like EarthThe blue planet and our home in SpaceThe smallest planet and has no atmosphereThe biggest planet which is a huge ball of gasesThe planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moonsThe smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons...

Space & Solar System 2024-04-17

Space & Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ is the hottest planet.
  2. _____ is known for its rings.
  3. _____ is farthest from the sun
  4. _____ is closest to the sun.
Down
  1. _____ is the 7th planet.
  2. _____ is AKA the red planet.
  3. _____ has a huge storm that is 1.3 times bigger than Earth
  4. _____ has humans on it.

8 Clues: _____ has humans on it._____ is the 7th planet._____ is AKA the red planet._____ is the hottest planet._____ is closest to the sun._____ is known for its rings._____ is farthest from the sun_____ has a huge storm that is 1.3 times bigger than Earth

The Solar System 2024-07-23

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which dust particles collide, stick together and form larger particles
  2. giants the four outer planets that are composed predominantly of hydrogen and helium
  3. a large object that orbits around the sun
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  1. the Sun's layer near it's surface in which hot gases rise, cool and then descend back into the Sun
  2. unit the average distance from the Sun to the Earth, approximately 150,000,000 kilometers
  3. the Sun's outer atmosphere that extends for millions of miles beyond the sun
  4. a small celestial body composed of rock, dust and ice, that orbits the sun
  5. a system of dust, gas and millions of stars held together by gravity: an identifiable cluster of stars and planets

8 Clues: a large object that orbits around the suna small celestial body composed of rock, dust and ice, that orbits the sunthe Sun's outer atmosphere that extends for millions of miles beyond the sungiants the four outer planets that are composed predominantly of hydrogen and helium...

The Solar System 2024-06-03

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The bright object that orbits Earth at night
  2. - The largest planet
  3. - The planet with beautiful rings around it
  4. - The star at the center of our solar system
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  1. - The Second Closest Planet to the Sun
  2. - The planet that used to be the ninth planet
  3. - The planet known as the "Red Planet"
  4. - The third planet from the sun

8 Clues: - The largest planet- The third planet from the sun- The Second Closest Planet to the Sun- The planet known as the "Red Planet"- The planet with beautiful rings around it- The star at the center of our solar system- The planet that used to be the ninth planet- The bright object that orbits Earth at night

Our Solar System 2023-03-21

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's "twin" is this planet.
  2. This is the largest planet in the solar system.
  3. The planet famous for its rings is...
  4. We live on this planet.
  5. This planet is closest to the sun.
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  1. This planet was discovered last.
  2. This planet is called the "Red Planet."
  3. The coldest planet is...

8 Clues: We live on this planet.The coldest planet is...Earth's "twin" is this planet.This planet was discovered last.This planet is closest to the sun.The planet famous for its rings is...This planet is called the "Red Planet."This is the largest planet in the solar system.

Solar System Puzzle 2023-07-21

Solar System Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet that has rings
  2. The planet between Mercury and Earth
  3. Planet we live on
  4. Rises in the morning, sets in the evening
Down
  1. The planet on which the man is trying to explore
  2. The largest planet
  3. The closes planet to Sun
  4. The Farest and smallest 9th planet

8 Clues: Planet we live onThe largest planetThe closes planet to SunThe planet that has ringsThe Farest and smallest 9th planetThe planet between Mercury and EarthRises in the morning, sets in the eveningThe planet on which the man is trying to explore

The Solar system 2024-11-11

The Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it has rings
  2. it has yellow clouds
  3. dwarf planet
  4. gives light and heat
Down
  1. red planet
  2. the hottest planet
  3. planet with life
  4. blue and cold

8 Clues: red planetit has ringsdwarf planetblue and coldplanet with lifethe hottest planetit has yellow cloudsgives light and heat

The Solar System 2024-11-11

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "I’m the farthest planet from the Sun and have strong, fast winds. Which planet am I?"
  2. "People call me the Red Planet because of my rusty color. I’m also one of the closest planets to Earth."
  3. "I’m a blue-green planet that spins on my side, and I’m one of the coldest planets in the Solar System."
  4. "I’m the biggest planet, with a famous Great Red Spot that’s actually a giant storm. Which planet am I?"
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  1. "I’m the smallest planet and the one closest to the Sun. Which planet am I?"
  2. "I’m often called Earth’s 'sister' because we’re about the same size. I’m also the hottest planet in the Solar System!"
  3. "I’m the planet with the most beautiful rings around me. Which planet am I?"
  4. "I’m the only planet known to have life, water, and air to breathe. Which planet am I?"

8 Clues: "I’m the smallest planet and the one closest to the Sun. Which planet am I?""I’m the planet with the most beautiful rings around me. Which planet am I?""I’m the farthest planet from the Sun and have strong, fast winds. Which planet am I?""I’m the only planet known to have life, water, and air to breathe. Which planet am I?"...

solar system athar 2025-01-28

solar system athar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what in the blue planet
  2. what is planet that made from gas
  3. what is the planet that made from ice and rock
  4. percent what is the density of saturn
Down
  1. what is the diameter of jupiter
  2. what is the moon of the mars?
  3. what is the fifth largest planet in solar system?
  4. what is the clocest planet to the sun?

8 Clues: what in the blue planetwhat is the moon of the mars?what is the diameter of jupiterwhat is planet that made from gaswhat is the clocest planet to the sun?percent what is the density of saturnwhat is the planet that made from ice and rockwhat is the fifth largest planet in solar system?

solar system planets 2025-08-04

solar system planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the last planet
  2. the red neighbor
  3. weird spin
  4. the biggest
Down
  1. the first planet
  2. the hottest
  3. awesome rings
  4. our home planet

8 Clues: weird spinthe hottestthe biggestawesome ringsthe last planetour home planetthe first planetthe red neighbor

Solar System Crossword 2025-02-25

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known as "The Blue Giant"
  2. Shares a name with the Roman god of War
  3. The third largest planet
  4. Known for a large dot on its side that is actually a giant storm
Down
  1. Closest to the sun
  2. Hottest planet
  3. Known for having rings made of billions of small chunks of rock and ice
  4. The only known planet with thriving life

8 Clues: Hottest planetClosest to the sunThe third largest planetKnown as "The Blue Giant"Shares a name with the Roman god of WarThe only known planet with thriving lifeKnown for a large dot on its side that is actually a giant stormKnown for having rings made of billions of small chunks of rock and ice

The solar system 2025-10-08

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leftover remnants From the nation
  2. known as dirty snowballs
  3. of Rock floating through space
  4. planets,smaller than a planet
  5. atmosphere and lands on the planet's surface
Down
  1. known as a shooting star
  2. have it except mercury and venus
  3. space rock that survives passage through

8 Clues: known as a shooting starknown as dirty snowballsplanets,smaller than a planetof Rock floating through spacehave it except mercury and venusleftover remnants From the nationspace rock that survives passage throughatmosphere and lands on the planet's surface

Solar System Crossword 2025-10-21

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fourth planet, the "red planet".
  2. It is the coldest planet.
  3. It is the biggest planet.
  4. It is our planet's natural satellite.
Down
  1. It is the hottest planet.
  2. The blue planet, our home.
  3. It is the center of the Solar System.
  4. It is famous for its beautiful rings.

8 Clues: It is the hottest planet.It is the coldest planet.It is the biggest planet.The blue planet, our home.The fourth planet, the "red planet".It is the center of the Solar System.It is famous for its beautiful rings.It is our planet's natural satellite.

Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-24

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Trench war
  2. The leader of pray (salat)
  3. Ummul qur'an
  4. Surah has two basmalah
  5. Al-Ankabut
  6. Paris van Java
  7. Sweet and viscous substance made by bees
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  1. Surrender to Allah
  2. The trumpet angel
  3. Alhamdulillah
  4. The centre of solar system
  5. The blue continent

12 Clues: Trench warAl-AnkabutUmmul qur'anAlhamdulillahParis van JavaThe trumpet angelSurrender to AllahThe blue continentSurah has two basmalahThe leader of pray (salat)The centre of solar systemSweet and viscous substance made by bees

space 2022-11-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot
  2. red planet
  3. big ring
  4. there's 8 of then in our solar system
  5. the biggest planet
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  1. hotest planet
  2. its a sun
  3. the 7th planet from the sun
  4. night
  5. killed the dinosaurs
  6. the furthest planet from the sun
  7. we live on

12 Clues: hotnightbig ringits a sunred planetwe live onhotest planetthe biggest planetkilled the dinosaursthe 7th planet from the sunthe furthest planet from the sunthere's 8 of then in our solar system

Absolutism & The Enlightenment 2022-10-12

Absolutism & The Enlightenment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a king, queen, or emperor
  2. a way to reduce or lessen the amount of punishment one will undergo for their sins
  3. believed all people are born with three natural rights (Last Name)
  4. provides land to lords in exchange for protection
  5. believed the best form of government was a monarchy and the people could not overthrow it (Last Name)
  6. belief that the Earth is the center of the solar system
  7. believed in the separation of powers (Last Name)
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  1. a leader of The Reformation that spoke out against the Church
  2. a king or queen that holds all the power
  3. idea that the king or queen was chosen by God
  4. belief that the sun is the center of the solar system
  5. after the Roman Empire, kingdoms dominated Europe between 500-1500 AD. This period was also known as the Dark Ages or Middle Ages
  6. believed the government should follow a "general will" (Last Name)

13 Clues: a king, queen, or emperora king or queen that holds all the poweridea that the king or queen was chosen by Godbelieved in the separation of powers (Last Name)provides land to lords in exchange for protectionbelief that the sun is the center of the solar systembelief that the Earth is the center of the solar system...

Crossword 2019-04-01

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Founder of Tata Company
  2. Current American President
  3. Smallest bird
  4. Richiest Cartoon Character
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  1. Messaging App
  2. Biggest Planet in solar system
  3. Capital of Nepal
  4. Tallest Statue in World
  5. Most Precious Diamond in World
  6. A waterfall of Angels
  7. Second largest content
  8. Nobita's Savior

12 Clues: Messaging AppSmallest birdNobita's SaviorCapital of NepalA waterfall of AngelsSecond largest contentTallest Statue in WorldFounder of Tata CompanyCurrent American PresidentRichiest Cartoon CharacterBiggest Planet in solar systemMost Precious Diamond in World

sully 8 2024-02-02

sully 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pictures
  2. of stars
  3. orbits
  4. from space rock
  5. form a pattern
  6. visible light and EM radiation
Down
  1. planet
  2. from the stars
  3. atmosphere
  4. rock samples
  5. around object
  6. system-sun,planets,and moons

12 Clues: planetorbitspicturesof starsatmosphererock samplesaround objectfrom the starsform a patternfrom space rocksystem-sun,planets,and moonsvisible light and EM radiation

Precambrian 2024-02-23

Precambrian crossword puzzle
Across
  1. coal forming forests
  2. Abundant amphibians and marine organisms
  3. lots of dinosaurs
  4. Earliest amphibians and plant seeds
  5. start of the solar system
  6. Earths first coral reefs
  7. earliest mammals
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  1. Abundant reptiles
  2. Earliest flowering plants
  3. burgess shale fauna
  4. earliest insects
  5. First sexually reproductive organisms

12 Clues: earliest insectsearliest mammalsAbundant reptileslots of dinosaursburgess shale faunacoal forming forestsEarths first coral reefsEarliest flowering plantsstart of the solar systemEarliest amphibians and plant seedsFirst sexually reproductive organismsAbundant amphibians and marine organisms

Space vocabulary 2024-09-09

Space vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – a single journey along an orbital path
  2. – a gas that has no colour, taste, or smell, and which people need to live
  3. – a substance with no fixed volume or shape that can expand freely
  4. – a natural or human-made object that orbits Earth or another object in space
  5. – a colourless, odourless, flammable gas commonly called “natural gas”
  6. – an irregularly shaped rock that orbits a star
  7. – a dwarf planet that was discovered in 1930 and that was once considered a planet
  8. – the largest planet in our solar system and the fifth from the Sun; a gas giant
  9. – the third planet from the Sun; the planet we live on
  10. giant – a large planet that is mainly made up of gases
  11. – like Earth; describes planets that are rocky and Earthlike in size
  12. – to revolve around another object
  13. – a large blue-green planet that is seventh from the Sun; a gas giant
  14. – the force that pulls all objects toward each other
  15. – the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the Sun; a terrestrial planet
  16. – the centre of an object
  17. – a space object made of ice and dust that orbits a star and develops a long, bright tail as it nears its star
  18. – a small reddish planet that is fourth from the Sun; a terrestrial planet
  19. planet – a nearly round object that orbits a star, is smaller than a planet, and is not a satellite of another object
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  1. – a small planet that is second from the Sun; a terrestrial planet
  2. – anything that takes up space and has weight
  3. belt – the area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit together
  4. – a body in outer space, made of hot gases, that shines in the night sky
  5. – Earth’s only natural satellite
  6. – a large blue planet that is eighth from the Sun; a gas giant
  7. system – a group of objects in space that orbit a star
  8. – a hole in the ground caused by the impact of an object from space
  9. – a very large object that orbits a star
  10. – the centre of a comet, made of small particles of ice and frozen gas that can turn to vapor and form a tail as the comet nears a star
  11. – the second lightest chemical element; often a gas
  12. – the lightest chemical element; often a gas
  13. – a single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point; spinning
  14. – a planet with large rings around it that is sixth from the Sun; a gas giant
  15. Belt – an area of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune where a group of minor planets and other objects orbit the Sun
  16. – a solid object that travels around a planet; a natural satellite
  17. – a layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon
  18. – the bright, vaporized part of a comet that points away from the Sun
  19. – the measure of the amount of matter in an object

38 Clues: – the centre of an object– Earth’s only natural satellite– to revolve around another object– a single journey along an orbital path– a very large object that orbits a star– the lightest chemical element; often a gas– anything that takes up space and has weight– an irregularly shaped rock that orbits a star...

Earth, Sun and moon by Owen and Ethan 2025-07-31

Earth, Sun and moon by Owen and Ethan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action of rotating about an axis or centre.
  2. the star which is the center of our solar system
  3. the dark figure or area of shade made by something or someone blocking out light
  4. the time of darkness between sunset and sunrise
  5. an imageanary line which something revoles around
  6. The round body that circles the Earth every month
  7. a large group of stars
  8. The planet we live on
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  1. the movement of an object around another object in a path
  2. system the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  3. an object in space such as a moon which moves around a larger one such as a planet
  4. the curved path or line of flight followed by a planet or satellite around the earth or sun
  5. the time between the sunrise and sunset when the sky is light

13 Clues: The planet we live ona large group of starsthe action of rotating about an axis or centre.the time of darkness between sunset and sunrisethe star which is the center of our solar systeman imageanary line which something revoles aroundThe round body that circles the Earth every monththe movement of an object around another object in a path...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-11-02

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons
  2. The planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moons
  3. The smallest planet and has no atmosphere
  4. The planet second closest to the Sun and is almost the same size as Earth
Down
  1. The planet with magnificent rings
  2. The biggest planet which is a huge ball of gases
  3. The blue planet and our home in Space
  4. The red planet that spins like Earth

8 Clues: The planet with magnificent ringsThe red planet that spins like EarthThe blue planet and our home in SpaceThe smallest planet and has no atmosphereThe biggest planet which is a huge ball of gasesThe planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moonsThe smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons...

Our Solar System 2020-08-06

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Greek goddess
  2. Another Greek God
  3. Also used in thermometers
  4. Oh those rings!
Down
  1. Greek God
  2. Our own home
  3. Brrr. It's cold there
  4. Chocolate!

8 Clues: Greek GodChocolate!Our own homeA Greek goddessOh those rings!Another Greek GodBrrr. It's cold thereAlso used in thermometers

our solar system 2019-06-27

our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. takes us to space
  2. you can make a wish at night
  3. we live on it
Down
  1. a dwarf planet
  2. see it at night
  3. blue planets
  4. bright yellow
  5. a beautiful world

8 Clues: blue planetsbright yellowwe live on ita dwarf planetsee it at nighttakes us to spacea beautiful worldyou can make a wish at night

Solar system Vocab 2023-02-09

Solar system Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 8th planet from the sun that has many storms.
  2. The 4th planet from the sun, which has a red rocky soil or surface and polar ice caps too.
  3. The 7th planet from the sun with its blue.
  4. The 5th planet from the sun and the largest planet with continuous storm called the giant red spot.
Down
  1. The planet closest to the sun with a rocky surface.
  2. The 2nd planet from the sun with a thick atmosphere.
  3. The 6th from the sun has many rings.
  4. The 3rd planet is the sun and the only planet that can sustain life.

8 Clues: The 6th from the sun has many rings.The 7th planet from the sun with its blue.The 8th planet from the sun that has many storms.The planet closest to the sun with a rocky surface.The 2nd planet from the sun with a thick atmosphere.The 3rd planet is the sun and the only planet that can sustain life....

The Solar System 2024-07-19

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many constellations make up the Zodiac signs?
  2. What did the babylonians use the Zodiac signs for?
  3. How many planets orbit the Sun?
  4. A pattern of stars people thought looked like objects
Down
  1. Appears close to the South Pole
  2. Who said that the Earth revolved around the Sun?
  3. Indicates the distance to the North Pole
  4. An object that allows us to look further into space?

8 Clues: Appears close to the South PoleHow many planets orbit the Sun?Indicates the distance to the North PoleWho said that the Earth revolved around the Sun?How many constellations make up the Zodiac signs?What did the babylonians use the Zodiac signs for?An object that allows us to look further into space?...

SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS 2023-08-23

SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 4
Down
  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 3

8 Clues: 82157364

solar system vocabulary 2022-11-17

solar system vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
  2. the attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity; the gravitational pull from the Moon is primarily responsible for the tides that form on Earth
  3. A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it
Down
  1. The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
  2. The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
  3. a large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
  4. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
  5. A celestial body that revolves around a planet

8 Clues: A celestial body that revolves around a planetThe force that causes objects with mass to attract one anothera large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar systemA curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an objectThe luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium...

Solar System Planets 2023-05-06

Solar System Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Farthest away
  2. Very red
  3. Spins on it's side
  4. Biggest one
Down
  1. Closest to the sun
  2. The hottest
  3. Special rings
  4. Where we live

8 Clues: Very redThe hottestBiggest oneFarthest awaySpecial ringsWhere we liveClosest to the sunSpins on it's side

Our Solar System 2024-11-13

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one day on this planet takes 17 earth hours
  2. about 1/5 the size of earth
  3. this planet has rust in its dirt making it look red
  4. if it is hollow 1,00 earths could fit inside it
  5. this planet does not have any moons
Down
  1. it takes 305 earth years to orbit the sun
  2. this holds our 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets
  3. this planet is the second largest in the solar system

8 Clues: about 1/5 the size of earththis planet does not have any moonsit takes 305 earth years to orbit the sunone day on this planet takes 17 earth hoursthis holds our 8 planets and 5 dwarf planetsif it is hollow 1,00 earths could fit inside itthis planet has rust in its dirt making it look redthis planet is the second largest in the solar system

The Solar System 2025-07-09

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's Dark, cold and windy.(7)
  2. It's the fourth Planet from the Sun.(4)
  3. It's on its side.(6)
  4. It's a gas giant.(7)
Down
  1. Its the closest to the Sun.(7)
  2. Its Earth's Sister.(5)
  3. It has a fabulous ring.(6)
  4. The only astronomical object known to harbor life.(5)

8 Clues: It's on its side.(6)It's a gas giant.(7)Its Earth's Sister.(5)It has a fabulous ring.(6)It's Dark, cold and windy.(7)Its the closest to the Sun.(7)It's the fourth Planet from the Sun.(4)The only astronomical object known to harbor life.(5)

SOLAR SYSTEM CIHUY 2025-01-27

SOLAR SYSTEM CIHUY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this planet has also known a red planet
  2. the largest planet in the solar system
  3. the planet have blue because nethane
  4. The planet closed to the sun
  5. the planet has a layer atsmophere with high carbon dioxide
Down
  1. the second largest planet in solar system
  2. the planet have 79 moons orbut
  3. sevent planet from the sun
  4. the only planet in the universe that is home to life
  5. its have two moons name phobos and demon

10 Clues: sevent planet from the sunThe planet closed to the sunthe planet have 79 moons orbutthe planet have blue because nethanethe largest planet in the solar systemthis planet has also known a red planetits have two moons name phobos and demonthe second largest planet in solar systemthe only planet in the universe that is home to life...

solar system athar 2025-01-28

solar system athar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what in the blue planet
  2. what is planet that made from gas
  3. what is the planet that made from ice and rock
  4. percent what is the density of saturn
Down
  1. what is the diameter of jupiter
  2. what is the moon of the mars?
  3. what is the fifth largest planet in solar system?
  4. what is the clocest planet to the sun?

8 Clues: what in the blue planetwhat is the moon of the mars?what is the diameter of jupiterwhat is planet that made from gaswhat is the clocest planet to the sun?percent what is the density of saturnwhat is the planet that made from ice and rockwhat is the fifth largest planet in solar system?

The Solar System 2025-08-21

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous storm on Jupiter.
  2. Nickname for Mars.
  3. Extremely fast on Neptune.
  4. Warmth and energy from the Sun.
Down
  1. Uranus rotates on this.
  2. A layer of gases around a planet.
  3. Saturn’s most famous feature.
  4. Pluto’s classification.

8 Clues: Nickname for Mars.Uranus rotates on this.Pluto’s classification.Famous storm on Jupiter.Extremely fast on Neptune.Saturn’s most famous feature.Warmth and energy from the Sun.A layer of gases around a planet.

Solar System Planets 2026-01-07

Solar System Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest planet
  2. Ice giant
  3. Ice giant
  4. Beautiful rings
Down
  1. The hottest planet
  2. The biggest planet
  3. The red planet
  4. Dwarf planet (Extra)
  5. Our home

9 Clues: Our homeIce giantIce giantThe red planetBeautiful ringsThe hottest planetThe closest planetThe biggest planetDwarf planet (Extra)

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2012-10-24

Chapter 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid part of the head of a comet
  2. A regular oval shape
  3. Having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems
  4. An object _____ when it spins around a central axis
  5. Having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system
  6. the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
  7. Sun, Heliocentric
  8. Sphere,Photosphere
  9. A celestial body that orbits the sun, has sufficient mass to assume nearly a round shape, clears out dust and debris from the neighborhood around its orbit, and is not a satellite of another planet.
  10. Often called the inner planets
  11. 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
  12. Color, Chromosphere
  13. A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  14. A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere
  15. Stretches more than 1,000 times the distance between the sun and neptune
  16. The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  17. One of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system
  18. Force that attracts all objects together
  19. A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock
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  1. A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice
  2. A meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground.
  3. The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface
  4. A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon caused by an explosion, the impact of a meteorite, etc.
  5. The area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where a whole bunch of asteroids orbit.
  6. A diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet
  7. motion of one object round another
  8. A unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
  9. Hardened rock formed from lava flows on the moon
  10. A large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  11. A small rocky body orbiting the sun

30 Clues: Sun, HeliocentricSphere,PhotosphereColor, ChromosphereA regular oval shapeOften called the inner planetsmotion of one object round anotherA small rocky body orbiting the sunThe solid part of the head of a cometForce that attracts all objects togetherA thin disk of small particles of ice and rockHardened rock formed from lava flows on the moon...

LY Space, LY Homeschool 2021-04-07

LY Space, LY Homeschool crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet has the biggest mountain in the solar system.
  2. The sun is a kind of star called a "yellow _____ star"
  3. Jupiter's year is _____ Earth years long.
  4. Planet where you could never see the sun at all through the thick clouds.
  5. You can find Venus in the sky by looking close by this.
  6. Into darkness fell his star in Mordor where the shadows are.
Down
  1. If you hold up this coin to the sky, it looks like it is the exact size of the moon.
  2. Stars seem to do this in the sky, but planets don't.
  3. His strength is wisdom, not weapons.
  4. The hottest planet in the solar system
  5. It takes ____ years for light from the nearest (non-Sun) star to get to earth.
  6. Venus is sometimes called "The _______ Star."
  7. It takes light from the sun _____ minutes and 20 seconds to get to the earth.

13 Clues: His strength is wisdom, not weapons.The hottest planet in the solar systemJupiter's year is _____ Earth years long.Venus is sometimes called "The _______ Star."Stars seem to do this in the sky, but planets don't.The sun is a kind of star called a "yellow _____ star"You can find Venus in the sky by looking close by this....

Asteroids Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-03

Asteroids Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Asteroids within our solar system can reach speeds of 45 ________!
  2. Asteroids are basically giant rocks that are a mix of rocky __________ materials along with metals
  3. Asteroids have immense speed as they orbit the ______
  4. A large, rocky or metallic object in space that ranges in size from about 30 feet to hundreds of miles across
  5. Asteroids are huge but they are smaller than the _____________ of our solar system
  6. Over a million asteroids reside within the Asteroid ________
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  1. Asteroids are usually more than 30 feet wide and have a/n ___________ shape
  2. Asteroids are also made of metals, namely iron and _________
  3. This asteroid is of great interest and is of great concern
  4. This asteroid collision event occured in 1908, 80 million trees were flattened
  5. The word asteroid comes from a Greek word meaning ________-like
  6. Asteroids instill a sense of ________ to humans
  7. the Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was about _____ miles wide

13 Clues: Asteroids instill a sense of ________ to humansAsteroids have immense speed as they orbit the ______This asteroid is of great interest and is of great concernAsteroids are also made of metals, namely iron and _________Over a million asteroids reside within the Asteroid ________The word asteroid comes from a Greek word meaning ________-like...

Space 2023-05-26

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biggest planet in our solar system
  2. our white thing next to us
  3. Hole really big and dangerous, and can swallow things
Down
  1. Our home
  2. used to be a planet
  3. the star that gives us light
  4. way the group our solar sytem lives in
  5. Red Planet

8 Clues: Our homeRed Planetused to be a planetour white thing next to usthe star that gives us lightbiggest planet in our solar systemway the group our solar sytem lives inHole really big and dangerous, and can swallow things

Planets and the sun and the forces and the astrunaunt 2022-11-14

Planets and the sun and the forces and the astrunaunt crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fourth planet
  2. shows up at night in the sky
  3. third planet
  4. fifth planet
  5. the first moon landing astronaut
  6. second planet
  7. first planet
Down
  1. sixth planet
  2. eighth planet
  3. The star in our solar system
  4. seventh planet
  5. the moon is low on this

12 Clues: sixth planetthird planetfifth planetfirst planetfourth planeteighth planetsecond planetseventh planetthe moon is low on thisshows up at night in the skyThe star in our solar systemthe first moon landing astronaut

Pickle's SPAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE :) 2021-04-20

Pickle's SPAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hot planet
  2. our solar system
  3. space ball of ice and dust
  4. planet 7
  5. large space rock made of iron and rock
  6. planet 8
  7. closest to the sun
Down
  1. the biggest planet
  2. has three names
  3. planet 4
  4. the ringed planet
  5. Home

12 Clues: Homeplanet 4planet 7planet 8the hot planethas three namesour solar systemthe ringed planetthe biggest planetclosest to the sunspace ball of ice and dustlarge space rock made of iron and rock

planets 2025-09-29

planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the red plane
  2. dwarf planet
  3. planet with life
  4. ice giant
  5. another dwarf planet
  6. a big star in our solar system
Down
  1. hottest planet
  2. the biggest planet
  3. a small like planet that obits around earth
  4. smallest planet
  5. gyatt
  6. ice and rocks particles

12 Clues: gyattice giantdwarf planetthe red planehottest planetsmallest planetplanet with lifethe biggest planetanother dwarf planetice and rocks particlesa big star in our solar systema small like planet that obits around earth

Astronomy, microscopi, mechanics 2014-09-20

Astronomy, microscopi, mechanics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. combination of atoms.
  2. 11 times as big as earth in diameter; 121 times in surface. Atmosphere is so dense we can't see the surface. Gravity is 3 times that of Earth. Biggest planet in our solar system.
  3. cloudlike patches seen in the night sky.
  4. sheets of carbon with no bond between the sheets to hold them together- very slippery.
  5. closest to sun. Hot enough to melt lead, no atmosphere to speak of.
  6. can't prove they are actually here, but if they are, they explain how neutrons, protons, mesons and their relations are formed.
  7. small and massive, no charge.
  8. massive but small, positive charge.
  9. the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields.
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  1. invented by Dirac. Called anti-matter.
  2. all your genetic make-up in one molecule. It has millions of atoms.
  3. protons and neutrons creat a ___.
  4. big and light, negative charge.
  5. attract protons and create nucleus. The "nuclear glue".
  6. Earth's only natural satellite.
  7. Farthest planet we know of.

16 Clues: combination of atoms.Farthest planet we know of.small and massive, no charge.big and light, negative charge.Earth's only natural satellite.protons and neutrons creat a ___.massive but small, positive charge.invented by Dirac. Called anti-matter.cloudlike patches seen in the night sky.attract protons and create nucleus. The "nuclear glue"....

Space Science 2018-01-22

Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis
  2. he formulated the law of universal gravitation
  3. it is this season in Australia in June
  4. when the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other hemisphere
  5. the earth-centered model of the solar system
  6. an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another
  7. the darkest part of the shadow
  8. this scientist proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
  9. smaller bodies that orbit most of the planets
  10. __________ force is the inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path
  11. the word that scientists use to describe space and all of the energy and matter in it
  12. the beginning of planets
  13. a ________ moon appears to grow
  14. this scientist proposed the geocentric model of the solar system
  15. the lighter outer cone of the shadow
  16. a body that orbits a larger body
  17. the Milky Way is this type of galaxy
  18. tidal cycles occur _____ minutes later each day
  19. month when it is our winter solstice
  20. these orbit between Mars and Jupiter; made of rock and/or metal
  21. the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis
  22. the Earth, sun and moon are all _______ up during spring tide
  23. areas where very little matter exists
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  1. the force of attraction between objects
  2. a ________ moon appears to shrink
  3. this side is illuminated when the moon is waning
  4. the time it takes Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun
  5. his first principle states that planets move in elliptical orbits
  6. point when a planet is farthest from the sun
  7. the sun-centered model of the solar system
  8. these are often called “shooting stars”
  9. an example of a gas giant planet; farthest from the sun
  10. characterized by a pattern of temperature and other weather trends
  11. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space
  12. when sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  13. a spherical body that orbits the sun
  14. an example of a terrestrial planet; closest to the sun
  15. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light
  16. tides that have the smallest daily tidal range
  17. these are made of ice, dust and gas; most are found in the Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt
  18. a large collection of stars, gas and dust
  19. point when a planet is closest to the sun
  20. a lunar eclipse will only occur on a ______ moon
  21. tides that have the largest daily tidal range
  22. daily changes in the level of ocean water
  23. the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

46 Clues: the beginning of planetsthe darkest part of the shadowa ________ moon appears to growa body that orbits a larger bodya ________ moon appears to shrinka spherical body that orbits the sunthe lighter outer cone of the shadowthe Milky Way is this type of galaxymonth when it is our winter solsticeareas where very little matter exists...

space 2021-03-11

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second closest planet to the sun
  2. the farthest planet in the solar system
  3. the closest planet to the sun
Down
  1. the biggest star in the solar system
  2. the planet with a ring
  3. the human planet

6 Clues: the human planetthe planet with a ringthe closest planet to the sunthe biggest star in the solar systemthe second closest planet to the sunthe farthest planet in the solar system

Galaxies 2022-05-03

Galaxies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has arms coming out in a spiral way
  2. Made up of all the celestial objects.
Down
  1. No certain shape
  2. A collection of gas, dust, and stars
  3. Oval shaped
  4. Located 2/3 of our solar system

6 Clues: Oval shapedNo certain shapeLocated 2/3 of our solar systemHas arms coming out in a spiral wayA collection of gas, dust, and starsMade up of all the celestial objects.

Crossword 2023-11-28

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ring of rocks orbtiting the sun
  2. Celestial bodies revolving around a star
  3. Objects orbiting a planet
Down
  1. Where our Solar System is located
  2. Not liquid or gaseous
  3. The most important star of our Solar System

6 Clues: Not liquid or gaseousObjects orbiting a planetRing of rocks orbtiting the sunWhere our Solar System is locatedCelestial bodies revolving around a starThe most important star of our Solar System

The galaxy 2024-05-16

The galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second largest planet
  2. belt something between mars and jupiter
  3. also known as a shooting star
  4. non luminous object in our solar system
Down
  1. the largest plant in the solar system
  2. the closest planet to sun

6 Clues: the second largest planetthe closest planet to sunalso known as a shooting starthe largest plant in the solar systembelt something between mars and jupiternon luminous object in our solar system

Impact Earth Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2013-10-11

Impact Earth Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off its visible light.
  2. small round bodies that orbit the sun but which have no clears the area around their orbits of other orbiting bodies
  3. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  4. the largest planet and the 5th from the sun
  5. seventh planet from the Sun; is large and gaseous, has a distinct bluish-green color, and rotates on an axis nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit
  6. the 4th planet from the sun
  7. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
  8. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
  9. A loose collection of ice, dust, and a small rocky particles, typically with a long, narrow orbit.
  10. The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  11. Relatively small and dense planets with rocky surfaces, crust, mantle, iron core, few moons, and no rings.
  12. A region of very tightly packed gas in the sun's interior where energy is transferred mainly in the form of light.
  13. A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
  14. The outermost layer of the sun's interior.
  15. the second smallest planet and the farthest known from the sun
  16. The solid inner core of a comet.
  17. the second nearest planet to the sun
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  1. The fuzzy outer layer of a comet.
  2. The trapping of heat by a planet's atmosphere.
  3. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  4. The region of the solar system, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found.
  5. The name often given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  6. the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
  7. The central region of the sun, where nuclear fission takes place.
  8. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
  9. A thin disk of small ice and rock particles surrounding a planet
  10. A chunk of rock or dust in space.
  11. A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from our solar system.
  12. oval shaped orbits
  13. An oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planet's orbits.
  14. A doughnut-shaped region that stretches from beyond Neptune's orbit to about 100 times Earth's distance from the sun.
  15. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's atmosphere.
  16. large, gaseous planet with rings, dark-colored storms, and eight moons; has a distinctive blue-green color
  17. A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system.
  18. the 3rd planet from the sun
  19. a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles

36 Clues: oval shaped orbitsthe 4th planet from the sunthe 3rd planet from the sunThe solid inner core of a comet.The fuzzy outer layer of a comet.A chunk of rock or dust in space.the second nearest planet to the sunThe outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.The outermost layer of the sun's interior....

Solar System Crossword 10/4/2021 2021-10-04

Solar System Crossword 10/4/2021 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center.
  2. A planet that is in orbit around the Sun, and that has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is a nearly round shape. It is has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
  3. A solid piece of rock or iron that is in the process of falling from space into the Earth’s atmosphere.
  4. The planets Mercury and Venus, so-called because their orbits are inside Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
  5. A small celestial body that revolves around a planet.
  6. A body composed of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun.
  7. A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is round, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
  8. System A group of celestial bodies contained by the gravity of and orbiting around a star.
  9. The orbit of a celestial body around another celestial body.
  10. One of the many thousands chunks of rock or iron that orbit the Sun, also know by the older term, minor planets. Most are between Mars and Jupiter, where they are formed.
Down
  1. The tilt of a planet’s orbit from the ecliptic. Or, the tilt of a moon’s orbit from the plane of the planet’s equator.
  2. The planets Mars through Neptune, so-called because their orbits are beyond Earth’s orbit.
  3. The solid piece of rock or iron that has fallen through the Earth’s atmosphere and landed on the Earth.
  4. A circular depression on the surface of a planet or moon that occurred as a result of an impact by another celestial object, such as a comet or asteroid.
  5. The average distance from the Sun to the Earth, about 150 million kilometers.
  6. An attractive mutual physical force between any two masses.
  7. The spinning of a body on its own axis.
  8. The time an object takes to complete a certain repeating motion and return to it original position.
  9. An area outside the orbit of Neptune at a distance from the Sun of 30 to 100 AU that contains an estimated 35,000 objects with diameters greater than 100 km.
  10. Any motion that is in the opposite sense from the majority of the solar system bodies.
  11. An oval, the shapes of the orbits of the planets of the solar system.
  12. The visible streak of light produced when a solid piece of rock or iron from space falls toward Earth and bursts into flames from the friction caused by passing though the Earth’s atmosphere. Also called a falling star or shooting star.
  13. A collection of objects up to 50,000 AU from the Sun that likely contains billions of non-periodic comets.

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

The Solar System 2021-06-29

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the farthest planet
  2. microscopic life was there when it was
  3. the second farthest planet
  4. the largest planet
Down
  1. the first planet from the sun
  2. the hottest planet
  3. the second largest planet
  4. on which we live

8 Clues: on which we livethe hottest planetthe largest planetthe farthest planetthe second largest planetthe second farthest planetthe first planet from the sunmicroscopic life was there when it was

Our Solar system 2021-06-09

Our Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is yellow and the second largest planet
  2. It is covered with water
  3. small chunks of dirt and ice
  4. It is covered with gas
  5. It contains red soil and rocks
Down
  1. small chunks of metal and rock
  2. The brightest of all planets
  3. The smallest planet in our solar system

8 Clues: It is covered with gasIt is covered with waterThe brightest of all planetssmall chunks of dirt and iceIt contains red soil and rockssmall chunks of metal and rockThe smallest planet in our solar systemIt is yellow and the second largest planet

Solar System (basic) 2022-11-07

Solar System (basic) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dwarf planet in Kuiper belt
  2. dwarf planet in asteroid belt
  3. Phobos and Deimos orbit it
  4. windy gas giant
Down
  1. closest planet to Earth
  2. biggest planet
  3. ringed planet
  4. small terrestrial planet

8 Clues: ringed planetbiggest planetwindy gas giantclosest planet to Earthsmall terrestrial planetPhobos and Deimos orbit itdwarf planet in Kuiper beltdwarf planet in asteroid belt

Solar System Crossword 2022-09-30

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The _____ belt seperates the inner planets from the outer planets.
  2. The attraction between 2 objects due to the force of gravity.
  3. Jupiter has 80 what?
Down
  1. The place that houses planets.
  2. The planets _____ around the sun.
  3. What keeps us on Earth.
  4. The planets orbit around this.
  5. There are 8 ____ in our solar system.

8 Clues: Jupiter has 80 what?What keeps us on Earth.The place that houses planets.The planets orbit around this.The planets _____ around the sun.There are 8 ____ in our solar system.The attraction between 2 objects due to the force of gravity.The _____ belt seperates the inner planets from the outer planets.

our solar system 2019-06-27

our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. takes us to space
  2. you can make a wish at night
Down
  1. we live on it
  2. a dwarf planet
  3. see it at night
  4. blue planets
  5. bright yellow
  6. a beautiful world

8 Clues: blue planetswe live on itbright yellowa dwarf planetsee it at nighttakes us to spacea beautiful worldyou can make a wish at night

Our solar system 2019-06-27

Our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it takes us to space
  2. we can make a wish at night
Down
  1. we live on it
  2. a dwarf planet
  3. we can see it at night
  4. blue planet
  5. bright yellow
  6. a beautiful world

8 Clues: blue planetwe live on itbright yellowa dwarf planeta beautiful worldit takes us to spacewe can see it at nightwe can make a wish at night

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-11-02

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moons
  2. The smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons
  3. The red planet that spins like Earth
  4. The biggest planet which is a huge ball of gases
Down
  1. The planet with magnificent rings
  2. The planet second closest to the Sun and is almost the same size as Earth
  3. The smallest planet and has no atmosphere
  4. The blue planet and our home in Space

8 Clues: The planet with magnificent ringsThe red planet that spins like EarthThe blue planet and our home in SpaceThe smallest planet and has no atmosphereThe biggest planet which is a huge ball of gasesThe planet with the stormy surface and about 12 moonsThe smooth blue-green ball of gas with more than 25 moons...

The Solar System 2021-03-04

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Indian Satellite
  2. the planet which has largest moon
  3. Largest moon in solar system
  4. The coldest planet
  5. Largest planet in Solar system
Down
  1. The planet which was destined for greatness
  2. Planet which have the moon named Phobos
  3. Planet which is having a moon named titan
  4. First artificial satellite
  5. Hottest planet

10 Clues: Hottest planetThe coldest planetFirst Indian SatelliteFirst artificial satelliteLargest moon in solar systemLargest planet in Solar systemthe planet which has largest moonPlanet which have the moon named PhobosPlanet which is having a moon named titanThe planet which was destined for greatness

Solar System crossword 2023-05-05

Solar System crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the furthest planet
  2. This is the only planet with life
  3. This is the fourth planet from the sun
  4. This is the only planet with a ring
Down
  1. This is the largest planet
  2. This planet is second from the sun
  3. This is the coldest planet
  4. This is the smallest planet

8 Clues: This is the largest planetThis is the coldest planetThis is the furthest planetThis is the smallest planetThis is the only planet with lifeThis planet is second from the sunThis is the only planet with a ringThis is the fourth planet from the sun

The Solar System 2023-06-10

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 14 moons and 5 main rings
  2. Rocky and Rusty Planet
  3. Ice giant
  4. Biggest planet
Down
  1. Smallest planet in the solar system
  2. First planet explored by space craft
  3. 6th planet from our sun
  4. Has a population of 8 billion people

8 Clues: Ice giantBiggest planetRocky and Rusty Planet6th planet from our sun14 moons and 5 main ringsSmallest planet in the solar systemFirst planet explored by space craftHas a population of 8 billion people

solar system planets 2021-12-03

solar system planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet 9
  2. planet 4
  3. planet 7
  4. planet 5
Down
  1. planet1
  2. planet 2
  3. planet 6
  4. planet 3

8 Clues: planet1planet 2planet 9planet 4planet 6planet 3planet 7planet 5

Our Solar System 2022-03-02

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet 8
  2. planet 4
  3. planet 7
  4. planet 5
Down
  1. planet 1
  2. planet 2
  3. planet 6
  4. planet 3

8 Clues: planet 1planet 2planet 8planet 4planet 6planet 3planet 7planet 5

Our solar system 2023-10-18

Our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that keeps a planet from moving in orbit.
  2. The Earth turning on its own axis is called _____________.
  3. Layer of gas that surrounds a planet.
  4. A star and the planets orbit around it.
Down
  1. Planet closest to the Sun.
  2. What do we call the chunks of rock that travel around the Sun?
  3. The second planet closest to the Sun.
  4. Nicknamed 'the red planet'.

8 Clues: Planet closest to the Sun.Nicknamed 'the red planet'.The second planet closest to the Sun.Layer of gas that surrounds a planet.A star and the planets orbit around it.The force that keeps a planet from moving in orbit.The Earth turning on its own axis is called _____________.What do we call the chunks of rock that travel around the Sun?

Solar System Wordsearch 2023-09-28

Solar System Wordsearch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small to large rocks or metallic objects that resolve around the sun
  2. The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another
  3. A star and a group of celestial objects held in a gravitational attraction from the mass of the star
Down
  1. A large celestial body that resolves around a star
  2. Attraction between 2 objects due to an invisible force
  3. A celestial body that resolves around a planet
  4. A bright start that the earth resolves around
  5. In celestial mechanics, an orbit is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point

8 Clues: A bright start that the earth resolves aroundA celestial body that resolves around a planetA large celestial body that resolves around a starAttraction between 2 objects due to an invisible forceThe force that causes objects with mass to attract to one anotherSmall to large rocks or metallic objects that resolve around the sun...

The Solar System 2024-09-24

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet we live on
  2. the largest planet in our solar system
  3. the blue planet
  4. the red planet
  5. the second planet from the sun
Down
  1. this planet has rings
  2. very cold planet
  3. the planet closest to the sun

8 Clues: the red planetthe blue planetvery cold planetthis planet has ringsthe planet we live onthe planet closest to the sunthe second planet from the sunthe largest planet in our solar system

The solar system 2024-04-26

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who first stepped on the moon
  2. gravity keeps what orbiting around the earth
  3. what dwarf planet is bigger than Pluto
  4. how long does it take the earth to have a complete orbit
Down
  1. what is a common dwarf planet
  2. keeps earth in orbit around the sun
  3. all objects with what have gravity
  4. what planet is closest to the sun

8 Clues: what is a common dwarf planetwho first stepped on the moonwhat planet is closest to the sunall objects with what have gravitykeeps earth in orbit around the sunwhat dwarf planet is bigger than Plutogravity keeps what orbiting around the earthhow long does it take the earth to have a complete orbit

Solar System Vocabulary 2024-12-02

Solar System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To move or travel around an object
  2. The force that pulls objects together
  3. Near, a short distance apart
Down
  1. high temperature
  2. What the inner planets are made of
  3. A long distance apart
  4. Low tempearture
  5. What the outer planets are made of

8 Clues: Low tempearturehigh temperatureA long distance apartNear, a short distance apartWhat the inner planets are made ofTo move or travel around an objectWhat the outer planets are made ofThe force that pulls objects together

Solar System Crossword 2024-10-27

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is the farthest planet from the Sun.
  2. It is reddish.
  3. It is another of the "gas giants".
  4. It is the largest planet in the solar system.
Down
  1. This is the closest planet to the Sun.
  2. It is the next planet from the Sun after Mercury.
  3. It is famous for its rings.
  4. This is where we live!

8 Clues: It is reddish.This is where we live!It is famous for its rings.It is another of the "gas giants".This is the closest planet to the Sun.It is the farthest planet from the Sun.It is the largest planet in the solar system.It is the next planet from the Sun after Mercury.

solar system athar 2025-01-28

solar system athar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what in the blue planet
  2. what is planet that made from gas
  3. what is the planet that made from ice and rock
  4. percent what is the density of saturn
Down
  1. what is the diameter of jupiter
  2. what is the moon of the mars?
  3. what is the fifth largest planet in solar system?
  4. what is the clocest planet to the sun?

8 Clues: what in the blue planetwhat is the moon of the mars?what is the diameter of jupiterwhat is planet that made from gaswhat is the clocest planet to the sun?percent what is the density of saturnwhat is the planet that made from ice and rockwhat is the fifth largest planet in solar system?

solar system athar 2025-01-28

solar system athar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what in the blue planet
  2. what is planet that made from gas
  3. what is the planet that made from ice and rock
  4. percent what is the density of saturn
Down
  1. what is the diameter of jupiter
  2. what is the moon of the mars?
  3. what is the fifth largest planet in solar system?
  4. what is the clocest planet to the sun?

8 Clues: what in the blue planetwhat is the moon of the mars?what is the diameter of jupiterwhat is planet that made from gaswhat is the clocest planet to the sun?percent what is the density of saturnwhat is the planet that made from ice and rockwhat is the fifth largest planet in solar system?

Our Solar System 2025-11-14

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The farthest to the Sun
  2. The Earth Twin
  3. The planet that rolls
  4. The largest planet
Down
  1. Clost to the Sun
  2. Hottest Planet.
  3. The planet with rings
  4. The blue planet

8 Clues: The Earth TwinHottest Planet.The blue planetClost to the SunThe largest planetThe planet with ringsThe planet that rollsThe farthest to the Sun

Solar System Crossword 2025-11-27

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has a lot of rocks in a ring around it
  2. we live here
  3. Eighths largest planet
  4. big ball of fire
Down
  1. rotates around earth
  2. Gas planet
  3. A red planet
  4. Seventh planet from the sun

8 Clues: Gas planetA red planetwe live herebig ball of firerotates around earthEighths largest planetSeventh planet from the sunHas a lot of rocks in a ring around it

The galaxy 2024-05-16

The galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second largest planet
  2. belt something between mars and jupiter
  3. also known as a shooting star
  4. non luminous object in our solar system
Down
  1. the largest plant in the solar system
  2. the closest planet to sun

6 Clues: the second largest planetthe closest planet to sunalso known as a shooting starthe largest plant in the solar systembelt something between mars and jupiternon luminous object in our solar system

The galaxy 2024-05-16

The galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second largest planet
  2. belt something between mars and jupiter
  3. also known as a shooting star
  4. non luminous object in our solar system
Down
  1. the largest plant in the solar system
  2. the closest planet to sun

6 Clues: the second largest planetthe closest planet to sunalso known as a shooting starthe largest plant in the solar systembelt something between mars and jupiternon luminous object in our solar system

EQUINOX 2021-05-19

EQUINOX crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is a highly magnetized neutron star?
  2. What has an incredibly strong gravitational pull that light can’t even escape?
  3. what's sun's outermost atmosphere called?
  4. Which is the oldest planet in our solar system?
  5. Two days of year on which the noon Sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 south or north (December 21 and June 21)
  6. The sixth largest moon of saturn
  7. A planet in the Marvel Universe
  8. Which is the Closest Star to the Earth?
  9. Limit 1.4 times the mass of the sun is?
Down
  1. Which real-life NASA probe does Mark Watney hack in The Martian?
  2. Which planet spins backward relative to the others?
  3. Objects /bodies of or from the sky above us
  4. THEORY There are many theories about the birth of our solar system. Which theory involves a passing star pulling dust and debris from the forming sun?
  5. What is the most common type of star found in the Milky Way?
  6. On which planet can the 'Great White spot' be found?
  7. What is a Martian day called?

16 Clues: What is a Martian day called?A planet in the Marvel UniverseThe sixth largest moon of saturnLimit 1.4 times the mass of the sun is?Which is the Closest Star to the Earth?What is a highly magnetized neutron star?what's sun's outermost atmosphere called?Objects /bodies of or from the sky above usWhich is the oldest planet in our solar system?...

space 2023-03-02

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dawrf
  2. the planet were exploring
  3. our satellite
  4. bang the creation of are universe
  5. earths sister
  6. the smallest plant
Down
  1. the biggest planet in the solar system
  2. 618 the biggest black hole
  3. are star
  4. nebula the biggest nebula
  5. the planet that we live on
  6. scuti the biggest star
  7. the biggest galaxy
  8. way are galaxy

14 Clues: dawrfare starour satelliteearths sisterway are galaxythe biggest galaxythe smallest plantscuti the biggest starthe planet were exploringnebula the biggest nebulathe planet that we live on618 the biggest black holebang the creation of are universethe biggest planet in the solar system

Earth Day 2024-04-29

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Once living things
  2. To save from injury, loss, or ruin
  3. Using carefully
  4. To process
  5. Not existing
  6. A system made up of living things
Down
  1. To give support
  2. To spoil
  3. Surrounds the earth
  4. Relating to
  5. Where a plant or animal lives or grows
  6. To give birth
  7. Relationship between living things
  8. Social conditions

14 Clues: To spoilTo processRelating toNot existingTo give birthTo give supportUsing carefullySocial conditionsOnce living thingsSurrounds the earthA system made up of living thingsTo save from injury, loss, or ruinRelationship between living thingsWhere a plant or animal lives or grows

Aviv Crossword 2022-09-01

Aviv Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The maker of this book
  2. Animal with black and white stripes
  3. Location of Brown Orchid
  4. Manufacturer of Aviv
  5. _________ and the Beast
  6. Alice in ____________
  7. Big Hero _________
Down
  1. Largest planet in the solar system
  2. Spongbobs's best friend
  3. Black panther's village
  4. A bug's __________
  5. Avenger with a hammer
  6. Man's best friend
  7. he is thor's brother

14 Clues: Man's best friendA bug's __________Big Hero _________Manufacturer of Avivhe is thor's brotherAvenger with a hammerAlice in ____________The maker of this bookSpongbobs's best friendBlack panther's village_________ and the BeastLocation of Brown OrchidLargest planet in the solar systemAnimal with black and white stripes

Around the Solar System Vocabulary 2022-10-06

Around the Solar System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closer
  2. a star in the center of the solar system that burns gas and gives off heat and light
  3. system a group of objects in space, including the Sun and everything that moves around it
  4. a group of stars, planets, dust and gas
  5. shuttle a craft that is reused to carry people into space and back to Earth
  6. to spin on a center point
  7. a force that weighs down objects
  8. an object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to
Down
  1. an imaginary line objects in space follow as they move around a larger object
  2. us learn about space
  3. an object that moves around Earth that we see mostly at nighttime in phases
  4. to move around something in a circular path
  5. a giant ball of extremely hot gas that burns and gives off heat and light
  6. a large piece of rock or metal flying in space that is left over from the planets
  7. a large round object in space that follows a path and moves around a star like the Sun
  8. everything that can be seen, touched and sensed above Earth’s atmosphere
  9. a person who travels into space

17 Clues: us learn about spaceto spin on a center pointa person who travels into spacea force that weighs down objectsa group of stars, planets, dust and gasto move around something in a circular patha tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closeran object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to...

Scientific Revolution 2024-12-13

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that pulls objects toward each other, explained by Isaac Newton.
  2. A way of understanding the world using observation and experiments.
  3. Proposed that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center of the solar system.
  4. Used a telescope to study the stars and supported the idea that Earth orbits the Sun.
  5. Testing ideas to see if they are true or false.
  6. are 15 clues for the words and scientists:
  7. Tiny lights in the night sky that scientists studied through telescopes.
  8. Found that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Down
  1. New things learned about the world, often by scientists.
  2. Developed a new way of thinking, using experiments and observation to learn about the world.
  3. The bright star at the center of our solar system.
  4. Objects like Earth, Mars, and Jupiter that revolve around the Sun.
  5. The world around us, studied during the Scientific Revolution.
  6. The planet we live on, once thought to be the center of the universe.
  7. A tool invented to look at faraway objects like stars and planets.
  8. Discovered the laws of motion and gravity.

16 Clues: Discovered the laws of motion and gravity.are 15 clues for the words and scientists:Testing ideas to see if they are true or false.The bright star at the center of our solar system.New things learned about the world, often by scientists.Found that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun....

ENERGY 2023-03-16

ENERGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. we can hear
  2. splitting atoms
  3. energy stored by a body or system by virtue of its position
  4. we can see
  5. electrical currents
Down
  1. can never be created or destroyed
  2. bright star in our solar system
  3. energy in bands of atoms
  4. relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  5. the transfer of heat

10 Clues: we can seewe can hearsplitting atomselectrical currentsthe transfer of heatenergy in bands of atomsbright star in our solar systemcan never be created or destroyedrelating to the motion of material bodies and their forcesenergy stored by a body or system by virtue of its position

Ed spelling focus!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2022-09-13

Ed spelling focus!!!!!!!!!!!!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An animal from the prehistoric time
  2. To feel no pain
  3. city The smallest country
  4. A way to see the solar system
  5. For something to go down your digestive system
Down
  1. To throw something out a window
  2. A type of fish
  3. To get rid of something
  4. For something to have flavour
  5. To clap

10 Clues: To clapA type of fishTo feel no painTo get rid of somethingcity The smallest countryFor something to have flavourA way to see the solar systemTo throw something out a windowAn animal from the prehistoric timeFor something to go down your digestive system

Solar Energy 2025-10-24

Solar Energy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device that stores electrical energy for later use.
  2. The measure of how well a system converts sunlight into usable electricity.
  3. Energy that travels in waves, such as the light and heat from the sun.
  4. Relating to the conversion of light into electricity using special materials.
  5. The natural light and heat that come from the sun.
  6. A device that changes direct current (DC) electricity from solar panels into alternating current (AC) used in homes.
  7. Energy that comes from sources that can be naturally replaced, like sunlight or wind.
Down
  1. A material, like silicon, that conducts electricity under certain conditions and is used in solar cells.
  2. Using resources in a way that doesn’t harm the environment or deplete them for the future.
  3. A small device that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy.
  4. A group of solar cells connected together to form a solar panel.
  5. Equipment that changes electrical energy from one form to another, such as voltage levels.

12 Clues: The natural light and heat that come from the sun.A device that stores electrical energy for later use.A group of solar cells connected together to form a solar panel.A small device that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy.Energy that travels in waves, such as the light and heat from the sun....

Intro to the Solar System 2021-02-21

Intro to the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known for its rings
  2. A theoretical source of long-period comets
  3. A ring of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune; includes Pluto
  4. The orbital location of Trojan asteroids
  5. The accidental discovery of this dwarf planet led to the discovery of the Asteroid Belt
  6. The closest planet to the Sun
Down
  1. contains large quantities of frozen water
  2. A type of asteroid containing clay and silicates
  3. Demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006
  4. meters per second squared (m/s^2) is the unit for which fundamental force?
  5. The Jovian planet group got its name from this planet
  6. the suffix applied when naming minerals
  7. the dust and gas tail that forms when a comet passes close to the sun
  8. Planet that rotates on its side (rotates roughly 90 degrees to its plane of orbit)
  9. The hottest planet
  10. A dominant gravitational object in its orbit

16 Clues: The hottest planetknown for its ringsThe closest planet to the SunDemoted to a dwarf planet in 2006the suffix applied when naming mineralsThe orbital location of Trojan asteroidscontains large quantities of frozen waterA theoretical source of long-period cometsA dominant gravitational object in its orbit...

Waves and the solar system 2017-02-08

Waves and the solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The circular path that a planet takes when moving around the sun
  2. The number of complete wave cycles passing through a point every second
  3. The distance and direction of a point on the wave from the equilibrium position
  4. In this model, the Earth is believed to be the centre of the universe
  5. The maximum displacement of a wave
  6. wave This sort of wave has its particles moving at right angles to the direction of wave movement
  7. This famous Italian scientist viewed astronomical objects through a telescope
Down
  1. The distance between the lens and the sharp image formed (2 words)
  2. The change of direction and speed of a wave when it meets a different medium
  3. This is the distance between two equivalent points on consecutive waves
  4. This type of lens has two convex surfaces
  5. Examples of this sort of wave include sound waves and earthquake P waves
  6. This type of telescope uses two mirrors to collect and focus light
  7. Data from astronomical studies confirms this model of the solar system which places the sun at the centre
  8. This type of image cannot be formed on a screen
  9. This type of telescope has an objective lens

16 Clues: The maximum displacement of a waveThis type of lens has two convex surfacesThis type of telescope has an objective lensThis type of image cannot be formed on a screenThe circular path that a planet takes when moving around the sunThe distance between the lens and the sharp image formed (2 words)...

Year 7 Solar System One 2021-01-26

Year 7 Solar System One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet that is famous for its rings (6)
  2. The ancient idea that the Earth is at the centre of the Universe (10,5)
  3. Name for the (almost) circular path that a planet takes around its star (5)
  4. The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun has... (5)
  5. An imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth which divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres (7)
  6. It's nicknamed 'the red planet' (4)
  7. An imaginary line about which an object rotates/turns (4)
  8. It's the name for the part of the day when the Sun appears at its highest point in the sky (6)
  9. The biggest planet in our solar system (7)
Down
  1. The surname of the scientist who first came up with the heliocentric model (10)
  2. The _______ a planet is from its star, the slower it will orbit (7)
  3. The idea that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system (12,5)
  4. Our planet!
  5. The planet closest to the Sun (7)
  6. The closer a planet is to its star, the _______ it will orbit (6)
  7. The 24 hours it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis, (1,3)

16 Clues: Our planet!The planet closest to the Sun (7)It's nicknamed 'the red planet' (4)The biggest planet in our solar system (7)The planet that is famous for its rings (6)The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun has... (5)An imaginary line about which an object rotates/turns (4)The 24 hours it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis, (1,3)...