star wars Crossword Puzzles
univerise Vocab heather baird 4th period 2014-10-08
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- a hot gas ball in the middle of our solar system
- all space and the matter space contains
- areas of star that spread out
- our solar system
- waves provide us with visible light
- the location of star formation
- big ball of hot gas millions of miles away from earth
- waves that are between radio and infrared
- shift the changes in wavelength that lets us know if something is comeing or moveing tord us
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- the death of a star by explosion
- distance between any two corresponding
- a small model of something big
- transfer of energy through matter or space
- a large grouping of stars in space
- waves waves with long low frequencies
15 Clues: our solar system • areas of star that spread out • a small model of something big • the location of star formation • the death of a star by explosion • a large grouping of stars in space • waves provide us with visible light • waves waves with long low frequencies • distance between any two corresponding • all space and the matter space contains • ...
Our Universe Cross Words Puzzle 2023-09-29
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- Protects us from the suns radiation.
- Radiation from the sun. Gives us sunburns too.
- The most massive object(s) in space.
- Has 3 types, A,B,&C.
- A steam of particles blowing out from a star.
- Keeps things from floating away. Also makes things fall.
- A type of radiation that the sun emits.
- The only known planet with life. Also has water.
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- Creates the years.
- Creates the seasons.
- Layer of gas around Earth.
- Closest star to Earth. A G-Class star.
- A planetary system that includes 8 planets, including the Earth, and the sun.
- Helps everywhere get sunlight and the days and nights.
- The point in which the Earth spins around.
15 Clues: Creates the years. • Creates the seasons. • Has 3 types, A,B,&C. • Layer of gas around Earth. • Protects us from the suns radiation. • The most massive object(s) in space. • Closest star to Earth. A G-Class star. • A type of radiation that the sun emits. • The point in which the Earth spins around. • A steam of particles blowing out from a star. • ...
Space 2024-05-13
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- It contains 8 planets that orbit around our sun
- The space between Mars and Jupiter with asteroids and space junk
- When the moon passed between the sun and Earth
- When the earth is between the moon and sun
- A bright light in the sky
- Somebody who leaves Earths atmosphere
- A star 500 times the size of the sun
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- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Satern
- Celestial body that looks like a small planet
- Big dipper, Little dipper
- Billion stars together combined with gas and dust
- Gas and star dust that looks like clouds in space
- The shooting star you make a wish too
- Earths natural satellite
- An explosion of a star
15 Clues: An explosion of a star • Earths natural satellite • Big dipper, Little dipper • A bright light in the sky • Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Satern • A star 500 times the size of the sun • The shooting star you make a wish too • Somebody who leaves Earths atmosphere • When the earth is between the moon and sun • Celestial body that looks like a small planet • ...
Yaas Crossword Queen! 2025-02-02
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- Which queen, known for her striking beauty and tragic end, is remembered for her execution during the French Revolution in 1793?
- Sophie Thatcher is listed as Wikipedia's newest one of these queens, who play prominent roles in the horror genre
- In the Starcraft video game series, she is mutated with Zerg DNA and reborn as the queen of blades
- On what TV series about queens would you hear the phrase "sashay away"
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- While godzilla and kong fight to be king, She is the queen of monsters and guardian of earth
- Shae Stadium in Queens is home to the New york Mets, which is short for this word
- In the star wars prequals Padme took this name when serving as queen of naboo
- Which of the stark daughters in game of thrones was crowned queen of the north in season 8
- What was the original name of the band that would become queen
- In mythology, she was married to zues and crowned queen of the gods
10 Clues: What was the original name of the band that would become queen • In mythology, she was married to zues and crowned queen of the gods • On what TV series about queens would you hear the phrase "sashay away" • In the star wars prequals Padme took this name when serving as queen of naboo • ...
The Wednesday Wars Game 2018-10-28
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- the new principal after Mr. Guareschi left
- the old principal at Camillo Junior High
- an eighth grader at Camillo Jr. High; causes trouble
- a seventh grader; made the 410 ways to get a teacher to hate you
- the Presbyterian preacher.
- the two escaped rats of Mrs. Bakers room; named after characters from, "The Tempest"
- the day that Holling stays after school with Mrs. Baker
- Mrs. Baker is making Holling read this
- a seventh grader at Camillo Jr. High; the main character
- Meryl Lee’s father, an architect competing with Mr. Hoodhood.
- a Vietnamese seventh grader
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- the school cook
- the seventh grade English teacher; hates Holling at the beginning of the book
- the school’s choir director
- a seventh grader; one of Holling's friends
- a seventh grader that loved Holling since 3rd grade
- the sister of Holling
- the school custodian
- the father of Holling; an architect
- the owner of Goldman's Bakery
- the gym and cross-country coach
21 Clues: the school cook • the school custodian • the sister of Holling • the Presbyterian preacher. • the school’s choir director • a Vietnamese seventh grader • the owner of Goldman's Bakery • the gym and cross-country coach • the father of Holling; an architect • Mrs. Baker is making Holling read this • the old principal at Camillo Junior High • ...
African Wars Crossword Lizzie 2024-05-24
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- Ruled Uganda as a military dictator
- President overthrown by Ugandan Army Coup in 1971
- Ethiopian red terror
- "...Diamonds" refer to diamonds mined in a warzone
- Overran the country and forced Mobutu into exile
- Imposed by the Nigerian government
- Conflict lasted from 2020-22
- Ethipian.... of 1983-85
- Long-lasting resentment left unresolved since the congo...
- Christian extremist organization led by Joseph Kony
- The Ugandan capital
- One of the most powerful Anti-Amin groups
- Dissovled itself in 1987
- Organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief
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- Battle of.....
- People of Southeastern Nigeria
- Began in July 2009
- Nigerian Civil War also known as the ".....War"
- Conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia
- in 1974 the Derg went under the leadership of Colonel
- Rebel group challenging the authority of the Derg
- Referred to as the Somalia....
- War ended in 2003 with signing of the ".... city Agreement"
- also a rebel group that challenged the Dergs' Authority
- The Eritrean were fighting in the war of....
25 Clues: Battle of..... • Began in July 2009 • The Ugandan capital • Ethiopian red terror • Ethipian.... of 1983-85 • Dissovled itself in 1987 • Conflict lasted from 2020-22 • People of Southeastern Nigeria • Referred to as the Somalia.... • Imposed by the Nigerian government • Ruled Uganda as a military dictator • Conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia • ...
Drew African Wars Crossword 2024-05-20
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- Diamonds Term referring to diamonds mined in war zones, notably during the Congo Wars.
- A military tactic used by the Nigerian government to cut off supplies to Biafra.
- War Concurrent global conflict televised alongside the Nigerian Civil War.
- People's Liberation Front Rebel group in Ethiopia seeking regional independence.
- Ethnic group dominating the Nigerian federal government during the Nigerian Civil War.
- Legal scholars argued this term applies to the Biafran war due to the deliberate starvation policies.
- Sans Frontières Humanitarian organization evolved from the Joint Church Aid during the Nigerian Civil War.
- Hawk Type of helicopter shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu.
- The US-led Unified Task Force operation in Somalia.
- Disputed region over which Ethiopia and Somalia fought, impacting Ethiopian Civil War.
- Gowon Nigerian General who led the federal government during the Nigerian Civil War.
- Kabila Succeeded Laurent-Désiré Kabila as President of the DRC.
- Haile Mariam Leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia.
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- Aid Concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- Kabila Rebel leader who overthrew Mobutu in the First Congo War.
- The breakaway state in southeastern Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War.
- Extremist group exploiting the power vacuum in Somalia.
- of Mogadishu A 1993 battle during the Somali Civil War involving US forces.
- Barre Overthrown dictator whose regime collapse led to the Somali Civil War.
- A movement highlighted by the challenges in achieving unity among diverse African peoples during the Nigerian Civil War.
- Ethnic group primarily involved in the secessionist movement in Biafra.
- City Agreement Peace agreement that officially ended the Second Congo War.
- Shibir Also known as the Ethiopian Red Terror, a campaign of violence by the Derg regime.
- Ojukwu Leader of Biafra who declared its independence.
- The Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship in Ethiopia during the Ethiopian Civil War.
25 Clues: The US-led Unified Task Force operation in Somalia. • Haile Mariam Leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia. • Ojukwu Leader of Biafra who declared its independence. • Extremist group exploiting the power vacuum in Somalia. • Kabila Succeeded Laurent-Désiré Kabila as President of the DRC. • Kabila Rebel leader who overthrew Mobutu in the First Congo War. • ...
African Wars Crossword Marzy 2024-05-21
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- A powerful perpetrator of violence in Uganda and the African Great Lakes (abbreviation)
- was established under the Workers in attempt to maintain its rule (abbreviation)
- a concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia
- Leader of the repressive dictatorship, Derg.
- Leader who arranged the NRA, who ran against Obote in the post-war election
- Non-governmental Organizations that enables a significant rise in funding
- former President of Somalia
- A Congolese rebel leader who replaced Mobutu as the new leader of the DRC
- An ethinic group of people from southeastern Nigeria
- a war to challenge peace and stability.
- Marxist- Leninist dictatorship
- formed when serval opposition groups claimed elections were rigged (abbreviation)
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- Diamonds and rich natural resources found and mined in war zones that were sold to fund conflict
- leader of Libya and ally of Amin
- An ethnic group found in northern Nigeria
- ruled uganda as a military dictator, considered the most brutal dictators
- Ethiopian Red Terrors, used to repress the rebels
- Army formed by exiled Ugandas opposed to the rule of Idi Ami(abbreviation)
- Leader of the Christian extremist organization, LRA
- man who was forced into a coalition with his power opponents because of economic deterioration and unrest
- a powerful anti-Amin group in Uganda (abbreviation)
- the President of Uganda that was overthrown in a coup by parts of the Ugandan Army
- an insurgency that began in 2009
- A humanitarian organization that provides doctors to places that need critical medical assistance (abbreviation)
- General in charge of the Nigeria Government
25 Clues: former President of Somalia • Marxist- Leninist dictatorship • leader of Libya and ally of Amin • an insurgency that began in 2009 • a war to challenge peace and stability. • An ethnic group found in northern Nigeria • General in charge of the Nigeria Government • Leader of the repressive dictatorship, Derg. • Ethiopian Red Terrors, used to repress the rebels • ...
"African Wars Crossword Alex" 2024-05-21
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- President of Tanzania
- New leader of Congo
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- The US led Unified Task Force
- , Somali militia forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters
- 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered by Rwanda's Hutu majority in 1994 as an effect of the Rwandan Civil War..
- Barre: authoritarian regime of Somali
- people of southeastern Nigeria,
- Ugandan president
- Agreement to end Congo war and have transitional government
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- ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria\
- militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group
- Uganda National Liberation Front
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- fighting against al-Shabaab and establishment of a buffer zone inside Somalia.
- War started with Kabila’s unstable government conflicting with allies
- (Ethiopian Red Terror) to repress the rebels
- Diamonds mined in war to sell in order to fund conflict
- War: the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighting against the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments
- with Somalia, fought over a disputed border region (Ogaden),
- Tigray People's Liberation Front
- Uganda National Liberation Army
- non-governmental organizations
- Ugandan military dictator
- concert, organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and other African countries
- War, The Nigeria Civil War of 1967-1970 the
26 Clues: Ugandan president • New leader of Congo • President of Tanzania • Ugandan military dictator • The US led Unified Task Force • non-governmental organizations • Uganda National Liberation Army • people of southeastern Nigeria, • Uganda National Liberation Front • Tigray People's Liberation Front • Eritrean People's Liberation Front • Barre: authoritarian regime of Somali • ...
African Wars Crossword Kalpana 2024-05-21
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- US led Unified Task Force
- ruled the Congo as a one-party state
- Tanzania leader
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Ethnic group of northern Nigeria
- The President of Uganda.
- to refer to diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fun conflict
- between 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered
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- establishment of a transitional government
- clash between the US and Somalia
- Ethiopian Red Terro
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- They ruled Uganda as a military dictator, and is known as the most brutal one.
- the leader of Libya and an ally of Amin
- Kenyan troops entered southern Somalia
- authorian regime
- people of southeastern Nigeria
- Non-governmental organizations
- Leader of the Nigerian Government
20 Clues: Tanzania leader • authorian regime • Ethiopian Red Terro • The President of Uganda. • US led Unified Task Force • people of southeastern Nigeria • Non-governmental organizations • clash between the US and Somalia • Ethnic group of northern Nigeria • Leader of the Nigerian Government • Eritrean People's Liberation Front • ruled the Congo as a one-party state • ...
African Wars Crossword Dulce 2024-05-22
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- A neo-Biafran secessionist group
- Provides medical assistant affected by conflict
- armed rebellion against Nigerian government
- The pulling out of support for Somalia because of battle of Mogadishu
- destabilized eastern parts of the Republic of Congo
- Operation led by Kenyan troops to fight al-Shabaab
- concert in 1985 to raise funds for famine release in Ethiopia and other African countries
- Exploited governance over parts of Somalia and imposed Islam law
- Fight between the Tigray peoples liberation front and the government
- consequence of the Ethiopian civil war resulting in several deaths
- Started in 1991 and is one of the longest conflicts in modern African history
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- led declaration of independence by the Eastern Region of Biafra
- US led unified task force
- armed conflict between Somali militia forces and US army
- refused to recogniza Biafras secession
- under the leadership of Yoweri Museveni
- Under the workers party of Ethiopia in an attempt to maintain its rule
- People of southeastern Nigeria
- imposed by Nigerian goverment and caused severe food shortages
- Border dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia
- Between 1960-1965 which resulted in the overthrow of Lumumba
- He ruled Congo in the 1960 as a one party state
- Nongovermental organization
- Fulani Ethnic people found mostly in norther Nigeria
- Nicknamed Africas first world war
25 Clues: US led unified task force • Nongovermental organization • People of southeastern Nigeria • A neo-Biafran secessionist group • Nicknamed Africas first world war • refused to recogniza Biafras secession • under the leadership of Yoweri Museveni • Border dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia • armed rebellion against Nigerian government • ...
African Wars Crossword Lily 2024-05-22
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- dictator of Zaire creating many international relationships, and causing an economic decline
- rebel group for Eritrians to challenge the authority of the Derg regime for independence for their respective region.
- extremist group which exploited the lack of governance in somalia
- UN created the operation in Somalia to provide humanitarian relief
- National Resistance Army, against the president of Uganda Obote’s return to power.
- Established when the Derg dissolved itself but attempted to maintain control through the Worker’s Party of Ethiopia.
- overthrow of Lumumba leading to Mobutu dictatorship
- President of Uganda, overthrown in 1971 coup
- rebel group challenging the authority of the Derg regime for independence of their region.
- militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria
- Authoritarian Somali leader who rose to power in a coup in 1969
- Leader of the NRA.
- a conflict that originated with the overthrow of the authoritarian regime of Barre
- were mined, smuggled, and sold during Congo war.
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- document ending the Second Congo War
- People of Nothern Nigera, an ethnic group that dominated the Nigerian federal government
- Leader of Lord's Resistance Army
- When the Hutu Rwandan majority killed 500,000 – 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group caused by the Rwandan Civil War
- An extremist Christian organization
- People of southeastern Nigera, an ethnic group who broke away from Nigera
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship established in Ethiopia after the downfall of Emperor Selassie
- non-governmental organizations
- An independence struggle rooted in the decline of Western imperialism from 1961 to 1991
- Somalia fought against Ethiopia over a disputed border
- A concert to raise money to end the famine in Ethiopia.
25 Clues: Leader of the NRA. • non-governmental organizations • Leader of Lord's Resistance Army • An extremist Christian organization • document ending the Second Congo War • President of Uganda, overthrown in 1971 coup • were mined, smuggled, and sold during Congo war. • overthrow of Lumumba leading to Mobutu dictatorship • Somalia fought against Ethiopia over a disputed border • ...
Wednesday Wars Part 1 2024-04-23
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- the dessert that gets chalkdust all over them
- Holling's year in school
- the main character
- the major event affecting the world at the time
- "She kept her face as still as Mt. Rushmore" (fig lang)
- to fill up with new members
- Holling's religious group
- one associated with another as a helper
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- forbidden by law
- the girl who sort of likes Holling
- Holling's father's job
- one who helps another commit a crime
- what HOlling lives in
- a bigger boy in Holling's class
- frivolous and light-hearted
- what Holling's sister tells her father she is
- extremely wicked
- the author his teacher wants him to read on his own
- Holling's teacher
- to be sorry for, unfortunate
- what HOlling's sister says he should get
- the act of holding a trial against a person
22 Clues: forbidden by law • extremely wicked • Holling's teacher • the main character • what HOlling lives in • Holling's father's job • Holling's year in school • Holling's religious group • frivolous and light-hearted • to fill up with new members • to be sorry for, unfortunate • a bigger boy in Holling's class • the girl who sort of likes Holling • one who helps another commit a crime • ...
African Wars Crossword Angelina 2024-05-20
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- Civil War 1991- one of the most lengthy and devastating conflicts in modern African history.
- Sese Seko- Ruler of Congo since 1960s
- Marxist-Leninist military group
- Nyerere- President of Tanzania
- of Lukaya- Largest battle in the Ugandan Wars.
- A political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin.
- Obote- President of Uganda 1996-1971
- Provide medical assistance to civilians during war.
- of Mogadishu- Clash in October 1993
- Diamonds- Referring to diamonds mined in a war zone.
- Congo Crisis of 1960-1965- Overthrow of Patrice Lumumba
- Shibir- An unrestricted license which allowed to kill people in Ethiopia.
- US lead military operation in Somalia.
- Amin- Military dictator considered as one of the most brutal dictators in modern history.
- People of south-eastern Nigeria.
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- Ethnic group found in Northern Nigeria.
- Barre- Former president of Somalia
- Haile Mariam- A colonel in charge of Derg.
- Second Congo War - Also known as the Great War of Africa
- of Biafra- Famine
- Anti Amin group.
- Gaddafi- Ruler of Libya and ally of Idi Amin
- Haram- Militant Islamic and jihadist rebel group.
- Kabila- Congolese rebel leader.
- Aid- A way to raise funds to combat the Ethiopian famine
- A group that challenged the Marxist military group.
26 Clues: Anti Amin group. • of Biafra- Famine • Nyerere- President of Tanzania • Marxist-Leninist military group • Kabila- Congolese rebel leader. • People of south-eastern Nigeria. • Barre- Former president of Somalia • of Mogadishu- Clash in October 1993 • Obote- President of Uganda 1996-1971 • Sese Seko- Ruler of Congo since 1960s • US lead military operation in Somalia. • ...
African Wars Crossword Tatton 2024-05-15
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- Ethiopian-Somalian war from 1977-78
- name of respect for Congolese dictator
- Reorganization of the Derg under a new name
- Christian extremist organization
- Ethnic group of southwest Nigeria
- Battle where Somalian Militia shot down American BlackHawks
- Leader of the Congolese rebel group
- Ugandan Army that claimed Obote rigged the election
- Military dictator of Uganda
- Eritrean group fighting the Derg
- Ethnic Group of Northern Nigeria
- authoritarian regime in Somalia
- 1971 Ugandan President
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- Term for diamonds mined in a war zone that fund conflict
- Agreement that ended 2nd congo war
- leader of the Derg
- Militant Jihadist Rebel Group
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Leader of Libya, ally of Amin
- Battle that defeated a combined Ugandan Libyan and PLO forces
- Somalian Extremist Group
- Tigray Ethiopian rebel group
- Marxist Ethiopian dictatorship post Emperor Selassie
- Ethiopian dictator that gained power in 1930
- Biafran leader
25 Clues: Biafran leader • leader of the Derg • 1971 Ugandan President • Somalian Extremist Group • Military dictator of Uganda • Tigray Ethiopian rebel group • Militant Jihadist Rebel Group • Leader of Libya, ally of Amin • Non-Governmental Organizations • authoritarian regime in Somalia • Christian extremist organization • Eritrean group fighting the Derg • Ethnic Group of Northern Nigeria • ...
African Wars Crossword Ezeh 2024-05-15
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- Leader of Libya
- Ugandan Military Dictator
- Marxist Leninist dictatorship in Ethiopia
- A Somalian Extremist Group
- Leader of Biafra during the Biafran War
- Tanzanian President
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- The ethnic group of Northern Nigeria
- Leader of the LRA
- The indigenous people of Biafra
- Eritrean people's liberation front
- Peoples Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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- The Battle where a Somali militia shot down a American Blackhawk
- Ethiopian-Somali War over territory
- Ugandan National Liberation Army
- United Task Force
- Ugandan National Liberation Force
- Leader of the NRA
- Ethnic group of Biafra
- Leader of Derg
- Long time dictator of Ethiopia
- National Resistance Army
- President of Uganda in 1971
- Lord's Resistance Army
- Tigray People's Liberation Front
25 Clues: Leader of Derg • Leader of Libya • United Task Force • Leader of the NRA • Leader of the LRA • Tanzanian President • Ethnic group of Biafra • Lord's Resistance Army • National Resistance Army • Ugandan Military Dictator • A Somalian Extremist Group • President of Uganda in 1971 • Long time dictator of Ethiopia • Non-Governmental Organizations • The indigenous people of Biafra • ...
Annika’s African Wars Crossword 2024-05-17
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- Dictator who cause corruption & repression
- Leader of NRA
- Leader of Libya
- Uganda National Liberation Army
- Mined in war zone, used to fund conflict
- Concert to raise funds for Famine relief
- Tanzania President
- Southeastern Nigerian group rep. the break away of Biafra
- Uganda invaded Tanzania
- Death of 500k-800k Tutsi people
- Dictator following Patrice Lumumba
- Northern Nigerian ethnic group
- Islamic Extremist group
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- Ethiopian Red terror
- President of Uganda overthrown in 1971 coup
- Christian Extremist group
- Uganda general following Obote, dictator
- Officially ended Second Congo War
- Leader of authoritarian regime
- TPLF fights Ethiopian and Eritrean gov.
- Marxist-Leninist dictatorship
- Fear of US getting re-involved in African conflict
- UN-US red task force
- Leader of LRA
- Military jihadist group
25 Clues: Leader of NRA • Leader of LRA • Leader of Libya • Tanzania President • Ethiopian Red terror • UN-US red task force • Uganda invaded Tanzania • Military jihadist group • Islamic Extremist group • Christian Extremist group • Marxist-Leninist dictatorship • Leader of authoritarian regime • Northern Nigerian ethnic group • Uganda National Liberation Army • Death of 500k-800k Tutsi people • ...
African Wars Crossword AdrianB 2024-05-17
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- Brutal military dictator
- president of Uganda
- A Christian extremist
- Eastern Region of Biafra
- conflict between Tanzanian and Uganda
- The Uganda National liberation Army
- rise of the Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- leader of The Nigerian government
- transported food and medicine to Biafra and saved an estimated one million lives.
- A battle of the Uganda-Tanzania War
- An autocratic Leader of the NRA
- The most infamous perpetrators
- imposed by the Nigerian government
- a group that challenges against the Derg
- Presidentof Tanzania
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- critical medical assistance to civilians affected by the conflict
- ethnic group
- started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria
- An armed uprising Obote's government
- Haile Mariam Colonel of Ethiopia
- known as the Biafran War,
- people of southeastern Nigeria
- The National Resistance Army
- The leader of Libya
- The Uganda National Liberation Front
25 Clues: ethnic group • president of Uganda • The leader of Libya • Presidentof Tanzania • A Christian extremist • Brutal military dictator • Eastern Region of Biafra • known as the Biafran War, • The National Resistance Army • people of southeastern Nigeria • The most infamous perpetrators • An autocratic Leader of the NRA • Haile Mariam Colonel of Ethiopia • leader of The Nigerian government • ...
Wars to World Change 2023-04-17
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- In 1918, a deadly flu that caused the death of 22 million people worldwide and was spread by WW1 troops returning home from war
- Policy of land reforms in China by Mao Zedong that put peasant land into communities, but ultimately failed and led to food shortages
- The plan where the US provided aid to Western Europe, helping them rebuild after WW2 and resist communism
- The process where colonies become independent of their colonizing country
- The first satellite to orbit around the Earth, that was launched by the USSR to mark the start of the space race
- Medicine used to cure bacterial infections, discovered in 1928 following the discovery of penicillin
- The man that led resistance to the law-passed segregation of South Africa, went to prison but was later released to become president of South Africa
- In the mid 20th century when new innovative farming technology emerged as a force to fight hunger
- The continual rise in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
- A theoretical barrier separating the Eastern Soviet bloc of Europe from the Western capitalistic side
- Economic systems with little to no government influence and is based off of supply and demand
- A miles long wall built by the USSR to stop its population from escaping Soviet-controlled E. Berlin to W. Berlin
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- The continuous competition between the US and Soviet Union in their achievements in space, and motivated the US to put a man on the moon sooner
- In 1959, the man the led a communist overthrow of the Cuban government and put in place a dictatorship
- A deadly disease that is caught by exposure to the fluids of infected animals or humans, and a massive outbreak occurred in West Africa in 2014
- A drug that got rid of diseases like polio and measles by being injected into the blood stream by a needle
- In 1949, an alliance organization created to organize defenses in Western Europe in case of dispute with the Soviet Bloc
- A political ideology that believes in the prospect of free elections voted by the people, and is most relevant in the West
- The final Big 3 meeting in Germany, 1945, in which President Truman represented the US
- Type of energy that never runs out, including wind, geothermal power, and solar tidal
- The culture of the everyday man instead of the educated elite
- This person led non-violent protest to challenge British rule over India
- A disease caused by water contaminated by fecal particles
- A deadly disease that is spread in tropical regions by mosquitoes
- Many nations that had gained independence from imperialism and wanted to stay out of the line of fire between the US and USSR
- A policy that was created to stop the spread of communism, and was created by George Kennan
- A political ideology which states that the government should control all the country’s economic assets
- A deadly disease that weakens the immune system, making it a struggle to fight other illnesses
- Movement in Czechoslovakia led by Alexander Dubcek against strict communist rule over Czechoslovakia, but was soon crushed by the armies of Warsaw Pact
- A disease that cause 95,000 deaths every year, which spreads through contaminated water
30 Clues: A disease caused by water contaminated by fecal particles • The continual rise in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere • The culture of the everyday man instead of the educated elite • A deadly disease that is spread in tropical regions by mosquitoes • This person led non-violent protest to challenge British rule over India • ...
Sioux Wars Study Guide 2021-11-08
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- (two words; no space) famous Sioux Chief of the Great Sioux War
- John _____ - US officer in the Colorado wars who wanted all Indians dead
- (two words; no space) _____ Massacre - the killing of many innocent Cheyenne Indians in Colorado
- (two words; no spaces) new type of rifle issued to the US military for faster reloading and better maneuvering
- _____ Massacre - killing of 80 US Soldiers and their commanders by Sioux Indians outside Fort Phil Kearny
- (two words; no space) famous Sioux warrior leader of the Great Sioux War
- Jim _____ - mountain man who established a trail for gold
- Fort in present day Wyoming where many treaties were signed between Plains Indians and the US Government
- present day state where Little Crow's war took place
- US President who pardoned many Sioux Indians involved in Little Crow's War
- city in Minnesota where the mass execution of 38 Sioux Indians took place
- (two words; no space) term for noncombatant Sioux Indians in Little Crow's war; helped refugees
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- (two words; no space) sacred place for Sioux Indians in present day South Dakota where gold was discovered
- _____ River - tributary river of the Yellowstone River that forms a valley between the Bighorn Mountains and the Black Hills
- (two words; no space)Battle of _____ - great victory for Plains Indians over the US Military in the Great Sioux War; Custer's Last Stand took place during this battle
- General George Armstrong _____ - US Seventh Cavalry Officer
- (two words; no space) __________ Incident - event that led to a massacre of John Grattan and his men by Sioux Indians
- John _____ - Governor of Colorado made a proclamation that any Indians not reporting to forts are hostile Indians
- Tom _____ - a mountain man who assisted in negotiations between Indians and the US Government
- term for promised trade goods
- Indian tribe who fought alongside the Sioux in present day Colorado
- _____ Trail - trail for gold that branched off the Oregon Trail and led into southern Montana
- _____ Destiny - the belief that God gave Americans the right to expand from coast to coast
- (two words; no space) term for the Sioux Indians who fought in Little Crow's war
- (two words; no space) Sioux Indian leader who stopped the advancement of forts in Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana
25 Clues: term for promised trade goods • present day state where Little Crow's war took place • Jim _____ - mountain man who established a trail for gold • General George Armstrong _____ - US Seventh Cavalry Officer • (two words; no space) famous Sioux Chief of the Great Sioux War • Indian tribe who fought alongside the Sioux in present day Colorado • ...
Years Between the Wars 2024-03-25
Across
- Union of Germany and Austria.
- Democratic government set up in Germany after WWI.
- Hitler and Stalin signed this agreement pledging to not fight each other.
- Hitler and Mussolini supported this general in the civil war in Spain
- Italy invaded this country in 1935.
- German fascism
- Leader of the Soviet Union.
- The purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was to end ______forever.
- Italian leader during the 1920s and 1930s who introduced Fascism.
- Leader of Germany in the 1930s.
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- Mein Kampf
- Name Mussolini gave himself.
- British Prime Minister who practiced appeasement
- Giving into the demands of an aggressor to keep the peace
- Type of school Hitler was rejected from.
- Economic problem that plagued Germany during the 1920s.
- Trait most valued in Fascist Italy
- Germany's Nuremberg Laws deprived Jewish people of this.
- Japan invaded __________in 1931, western protests had no effect.
- Britain and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded _______.
20 Clues: Mein Kampf • German fascism • Leader of the Soviet Union. • Name Mussolini gave himself. • Union of Germany and Austria. • Leader of Germany in the 1930s. • Trait most valued in Fascist Italy • Italy invaded this country in 1935. • Type of school Hitler was rejected from. • British Prime Minister who practiced appeasement • Democratic government set up in Germany after WWI. • ...
Wed. Wars March-June 2022-10-24
Across
- a raised wooden platform used against or o criminals
- an idea of an amount or value
- a heavy frame with tines used to plow land
- bump against someone roughly
- uninviting
- confine or gather
- an active supporter of a group or party
- to make someone feel ashamed
- exact
- subtly suggested
- Causing someone to feel hurt
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- increasing in size or height
- extremely
- move along slowly
- uncontrolled emotion
- Pure
- to collect
- destroying or to destroy something
- care for
- happy or joyous
- defeat
- a feeling of sadness
- Not suffering any injury
- not precise
24 Clues: Pure • exact • defeat • care for • extremely • to collect • uninviting • not precise • happy or joyous • subtly suggested • move along slowly • confine or gather • uncontrolled emotion • a feeling of sadness • Not suffering any injury • increasing in size or height • bump against someone roughly • to make someone feel ashamed • Causing someone to feel hurt • an idea of an amount or value • ...
America Between The Wars 2023-01-05
Across
- author of war of the world
- stock market crash on oct. 29th
- an area where homeless lived in the 1930s
- employees can join unions with this act
- paintings on public tv
- a line of people waiting handouts
- WW1 veterans seeking a bonus from congress
- FDR's plan to combat the depression
- insured bank deposits
- movie director
- poor US economy from 1929-1941
Down
- president elect in 1932
- employers negotiating with workers
- a farmer who works for a big land owner
- author who wrote The Grapes of Wrath
- depression era movie
- problems solved at local and state levels
- dust bowl refugies
- drought in the great plains
- FDR's radio speeches to Americans
20 Clues: movie director • dust bowl refugies • depression era movie • insured bank deposits • paintings on public tv • president elect in 1932 • author of war of the world • drought in the great plains • poor US economy from 1929-1941 • stock market crash on oct. 29th • a line of people waiting handouts • FDR's radio speeches to Americans • employers negotiating with workers • ...
Unit 1: Crossword Wars 2025-09-05
Across
- The scientist who insisted the universe was expanding.
- Leftover energy from the big bang (leftover photons).
- The law that states galaxies are moving away from us, and the further away a galaxy is, the faster it moves
- Discovered cosmic microwave background radiation using a horn telescope.
- Everything on the electromagnetic spectrum travels at the speed of ______.
- How quickly a 𝝺 passes a fixed point
- The type of waves the horn telescope takes in (hint: these have long wavelengths, low energy, low frequency)
- This element makes up 25% of our universe.
- Used to tell what elements (or ingredients) make up stars
- Pieces of light
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- The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum we can see
- A universe that does not change.
- This element makes up 75% of our universe.
- Energy _____ as you move from red to violet.
- When an object's light shifts to longer wavelengths as it is moving away from Earth.
- The scientist who found most of the universe’s mass was in stars, and stars are primarily made from hydrogen and helium.
- The scientist who studied distant galaxies and found they were redshifted.
- If two waves with different wavelengths (𝝺) travel at the same speed, then the wave with the _____has a higher frequency (f)
- The distance between “peaks” on a wave.
- All space, time, matter, and energy. Everything that exists and has existed.
- These spectrums have bright lines.
- When an object’s light shifts to shorter wavelengths as it is moving toward Earth.
- A universe that changes overtime, and grows outward.
23 Clues: Pieces of light • A universe that does not change. • These spectrums have bright lines. • How quickly a 𝝺 passes a fixed point • The distance between “peaks” on a wave. • This element makes up 75% of our universe. • This element makes up 25% of our universe. • Energy _____ as you move from red to violet. • A universe that changes overtime, and grows outward. • ...
Current Events Crossword Wars 2025-11-06
Across
- The global system connecting computers and information.
- A member of a country with certain rights and duties.
- The use of science to solve problems and improve life.
- The title of a news story.
- The process where people vote to choose leaders.
- The long-term weather pattern of an area or the Earth.
- Space agency that recently launched a new mission to study the Moon.
- To share news over television, radio, or online video.
- Something that affects or involves the entire world.
- A written or spoken account of an event.
- A group of people living in the same area or sharing interests.
- A sudden event causing great damage, like a storm or earthquake.
- Limiting access to certain information or media.
- A belief or viewpoint, not necessarily based on fact.
- The person who checks and approves stories before publication.
- A social media label starting with “#” to group topics.
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- A person who reports and writes news stories.
- Watching or listening to media online in real time.
- An online audio show about news or stories.
- The system of money, trade, and jobs in a country.
- Something shared widely and quickly online.
- A conversation to gather information for a story.
- The process of verifying information before sharing.
- A trustworthy and accurate source.
- Where information comes from.
- A personal opinion that can affect how information is presented.
- A rise in the cost of goods and services over time.
- An object orbiting Earth used for communication or observation.
- A person running for political office.
- A topic currently very popular on social media.
- Technology that allows computers to “think” or make decisions.
- Major international sports event coming up soon.
- A system where people have power through voting.
- Natural disasters that have recently affected parts of the U.S.
- Information about current events shared in media.
35 Clues: The title of a news story. • Where information comes from. • A trustworthy and accurate source. • A person running for political office. • A written or spoken account of an event. • An online audio show about news or stories. • Something shared widely and quickly online. • A person who reports and writes news stories. • A topic currently very popular on social media. • ...
Dhillon Perre Class 2025-06-26
Across
- likes soccer
- last student to join our class
- beautiful speaking voice
- favourite food is ramen (right now)
- has a twin sister (and loves to read)
- loves to fish
- has a twin brother (and loves to fish)
- likes to cook
- great writer
- his name rhymes with bank
Down
- plays soccer for Islington Rangers
- bookworm
- asked for a pizza party
- loves to talk about fishing and to fish
- broke his leg
- Grow A Garden podcaster
- knowledgeable about lots of things
- for vacation
- #1 track star
- volleyball and acro star
- there are two of them in our class
- musical star
- good at baseball
- did a podcast called gamer pals
- to read
25 Clues: to read • bookworm • likes soccer • for vacation • musical star • great writer • broke his leg • #1 track star • loves to fish • likes to cook • good at baseball • asked for a pizza party • Grow A Garden podcaster • beautiful speaking voice • volleyball and acro star • his name rhymes with bank • last student to join our class • did a podcast called gamer pals • plays soccer for Islington Rangers • ...
Informative Puzzle #1 2022-12-18
12 Clues: TJO Law • TJO map • KRF Leader • Jack Crystal • Lower council • TJO councilor • Former TG Overseer • Lightsaber mechanic • The Librarian's ... • Creator of Jedi Code • Light side of the Force • Jedi General during Clone Wars
Occupations 2015-08-25
12 Clues: Female job • baked bread • grew plants • created pots • collected tax • changed money • fought in wars • sold merchandise • Took care of sheep • Built house frames • worked for the rich • caught fish and made nets
Occupations 2015-08-25
12 Clues: Female job • baked bread • grew plants • created pots • changed money • collected tax • fought in wars • sold merchandise • Took care of sheep • Built house frames • worked for the rich • caught fish and made nets
space 2022-10-06
Across
- The distance that light travals in one year
- All of space and everything in it
- The movement of an objett around a nother object
- A small rocky body that orbits the sun
- A pattern of stars in the sky
- A very small star with low temperture
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- The planet humans live on
- Largest planet in our solar system
- a round pit on the moons surface
- The explotion of a giant or Super giant star
- A very large star much larger than the sun
- the smallest planet (closest to the sun)
- the attracted force between two objects
- A large reddish star late in its life cycle
- The presumed final stage of a white dwarf
15 Clues: The planet humans live on • A pattern of stars in the sky • a round pit on the moons surface • All of space and everything in it • Largest planet in our solar system • A very small star with low temperture • A small rocky body that orbits the sun • the attracted force between two objects • the smallest planet (closest to the sun) • The presumed final stage of a white dwarf • ...
Code Orange Assignment 2022-01-19
7 Clues: not sad • not night • who won the Punic Wars • how many wars between Rome and Carthage. • Led a well trained army to war with elephants • cold wet flakes that causing schools to close • city-state in N Africa in competition with Rome
Literacy terms 2021-05-02
Across
- an incident that occurs even before the story's specified timeline
- a comparison of two or more items that are polar opposites (e.x she has a heart of gold)
- using the words "like," "as," or "than" to make a connection between objects, acts, or feelings (e.x her smile shone like a diamond)
- a character who serves to highlight or draw attention to the strengths of another character in the story.
- A sign/prediction of what will happen later in the story.
Down
- exaggeration used to emphasize a point but not intended to be taken literally (e.x she's running faster than the wind)
- the use of irony to mock a concept, person, or thing in order to obtain change: It usually makes fun of human vices. (e.x family guy the tv show)
- The antagonist is a character who opposes the protagonist. Usually, the antagonist is the bad guy. (e.x Darth Vader from the original Star Wars trilogy)
- feeling sorry for a character who suffers
- the most interesting or suspenseful aspect of the story
10 Clues: feeling sorry for a character who suffers • the most interesting or suspenseful aspect of the story • A sign/prediction of what will happen later in the story. • an incident that occurs even before the story's specified timeline • a comparison of two or more items that are polar opposites (e.x she has a heart of gold) • ...
Fictional Monarchies 2024-12-01
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- Before the events of "Game of Thrones" began, who killed The "Mad" King, Aerys Targaryen?
- In "Shrek," who does Lord Farquaad torture to find the location of the remaining fairy tale creatures?
- Before becoming an evil emperor, "Star Wars"' Palpatine was a senator representing what planet?
- In the film "Enchanted," who is the evil queen that sends Giselle to Earth so she can keep the throne?
Down
- Named after a color, what ultimate ruler of Outer Dark is the Gunslinger's foe in "The Dark Tower" series?
- After becoming dissatisfied with his arranged brides in "Coming to America," Prince Akeem Joffer travels to Queens to find his Queen. He will be king of what fictional country?
- Who is the king/god figure of Narnia?
- After being crowned King of Gondor in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Aragorn/King Elessar marries who?
- What is the name of the legendary sword of King Arthur?
- What is the name of the fictional European kingdom to which Mia finds out she is an heir in "The Princess Diaries"?
10 Clues: Who is the king/god figure of Narnia? • What is the name of the legendary sword of King Arthur? • Before the events of "Game of Thrones" began, who killed The "Mad" King, Aerys Targaryen? • Before becoming an evil emperor, "Star Wars"' Palpatine was a senator representing what planet? • ...
Baby Rendine and Co. 2022-10-18
Across
- Where did Michael grow up?
- What month was Michael born?
- What college did Anne and Michael attend?
- Anne's father
- What is Michael's star sign?
- What is baby Rendine's projected star sign?
- Which Maria used to work at a bank?
- Where did Anne grow up?
- Michael's father
- What month was Anne born?
Down
- What is one of Anne's pregnancy cravings?
- Which Maria used to own a barber shop?
- What is Michael's favorite baseball team?
- Anne's brother
- What is Anne's star sign?
- What month is the baby due?
- Who is older?
- Michael's brother
- Where did Anne and Michael meet?
- What will be baby Rendine's football team?
- Who is more quiet?
21 Clues: Anne's father • Who is older? • Anne's brother • Michael's father • Michael's brother • Who is more quiet? • Where did Anne grow up? • What is Anne's star sign? • What month was Anne born? • Where did Michael grow up? • What month is the baby due? • What month was Michael born? • What is Michael's star sign? • Where did Anne and Michael meet? • Which Maria used to work at a bank? • ...
Baby Rendine and Co. 2022-11-28
Across
- What is one of Anne's pregnancy cravings?
- What college did Anne and Michael attend?
- Where did Anne grow up?
- Which Maria used to own a barber shop?
- What will be baby Rendine's football team?
- Who is more quiet?
- What is Michael's star sign?
- What month is baby Rendine due?
- What is Michael's favorite baseball team?
- Where did Michael grow up?
Down
- What month was Anne born?
- Who is older?
- What month was Michael born?
- What is Anne's star sign?
- Where did Anne and Michael meet?
- What is baby Rendine's projected star sign?
- Anne's brother
- Michael's brother
- Which Maria used to work at a bank?
- Michael's father
- Anne's father
21 Clues: Who is older? • Anne's father • Anne's brother • Michael's father • Michael's brother • Who is more quiet? • Where did Anne grow up? • What month was Anne born? • What is Anne's star sign? • Where did Michael grow up? • What month was Michael born? • What is Michael's star sign? • What month is baby Rendine due? • Where did Anne and Michael meet? • Which Maria used to work at a bank? • ...
Cold War era of the 1960s: 2023-09-18
Across
- Espionage activity
- Arms race focus
- Soviet Premier
- Divided city
- thaw in relations
- Soviet intelligence
- Wars in developing countries
- US intelligence agency
Down
- Race to the moon
- US President during the era
- Missile Crisis location
- Berlin crisis tactic
- War location
- of Pigs-Failed invasion site
- Curtain- Separated Europe
15 Clues: Divided city • War location • Soviet Premier • Arms race focus • Race to the moon • thaw in relations • Espionage activity • Soviet intelligence • Berlin crisis tactic • US intelligence agency • Missile Crisis location • Curtain- Separated Europe • US President during the era • of Pigs-Failed invasion site • Wars in developing countries
Review Solar System 2021-04-07
Across
- the coldest planet in the solar system
- meteoroid when entering the atmosphere
- morning or evening star, Earth's twin planet
- __ lunar eclipse when the moon looks red
- planetary companion
- star with tail
- the path where the planet move around the sun
- this planet is mostly formed by rusty iron oxide
- blue planet that support living things to live
- Solar eclipse when it looks like a ring
Down
- The biggest natural satellite in Jupiter
- planet with great red spot
- the biggest star in the solar system
- gaseous that made up the sun (nuclear reaction)
- planets spin on their own axis
- planet with biggest and beautiful ring
- dwarf planet
- obscuration of light
- saturn's biggest satelite
- the smallest major planet
20 Clues: dwarf planet • star with tail • planetary companion • obscuration of light • saturn's biggest satelite • the smallest major planet • planet with great red spot • planets spin on their own axis • the biggest star in the solar system • the coldest planet in the solar system • meteoroid when entering the atmosphere • planet with biggest and beautiful ring • ...
Space Unit 2023-06-07
Across
- This planet was thought of as a star
- The violent death of a star
- Center of the sun
- The Milky Way ______
- How we measure distance in space
- Stars are born from ______
- Hottest planet in our solar system
- Over 1000 rings
- The surface of the sun
- A big Fireball in the sky
- The largest planet in our solar system
- Our only natural satellite
Down
- If you look into the sky at night you might see these
- The closest planet to the sun
- What holds everything together
- Dry red and almost habitable
- "It's not a planet"
- After the violent death of a star
- The only currently habitable planet in our solar system
- Furthest planet from our sun
20 Clues: Over 1000 rings • Center of the sun • "It's not a planet" • The Milky Way ______ • The surface of the sun • A big Fireball in the sky • Stars are born from ______ • Our only natural satellite • The violent death of a star • Dry red and almost habitable • Furthest planet from our sun • The closest planet to the sun • What holds everything together • How we measure distance in space • ...
Crossword 7th grade 2018-06-06
Across
- Curved Roman architecture
- Oldest world empire
- fighters in Roman arena
- Roman numbers
- Religion of India
- Land Nebuchadnezzer ruled
- River of Egypt
Down
- Military Greek city
- men who fought holy wars
- Greek goddess
- Northern India leader
- Sports arena
- Another African empire
- Christian holy book
- Roman language used today
15 Clues: Sports arena • Greek goddess • Roman numbers • River of Egypt • Religion of India • Military Greek city • Oldest world empire • Christian holy book • Northern India leader • Another African empire • fighters in Roman arena • men who fought holy wars • Curved Roman architecture • Land Nebuchadnezzer ruled • Roman language used today
Cold War era of the 1960s: 2023-09-18
Across
- Missile Crisis location
- Wars in developing countries
- US intelligence agency
- Soviet Premier
- thaw in relations
- War location
- of Pigs Failed invasion site
Down
- Soviet intelligence
- Curtain Separated Europe
- Espionage activity
- Arms race focus
- Race to the moon
- Berlin crisis tactic
- Divided city
- US President during the era
15 Clues: Divided city • War location • Soviet Premier • Arms race focus • Race to the moon • thaw in relations • Espionage activity • Soviet intelligence • Berlin crisis tactic • US intelligence agency • Missile Crisis location • Curtain Separated Europe • US President during the era • Wars in developing countries • of Pigs Failed invasion site
Chistmas time 2022-11-04
Solar System 2023-05-02
Across
- A hot part of the Sun
- A person who goes to space
- A lot of stars held togather
- A curve that goes around a star, planet or moon
- Light of moon
- A vehicle that goes outer space
- A person who studies space
- Spiral galaxy
- The coldest planet
Down
- Bodies of gas that shines and are visible
- Some people call them mirror planets
- A cloud of gas in space
- To see objects appear closer than they are.
- Has thousands of rings around it
- Eaths natural satellite
- Absorbs all light
- Has cold stripes and has 80 moons
- The hottest planet in Solar System
- A giant star that provides light to Earth
- A force that atracts mass or energy
20 Clues: Light of moon • Spiral galaxy • Absorbs all light • The coldest planet • A hot part of the Sun • A cloud of gas in space • Eaths natural satellite • A person who goes to space • A person who studies space • A lot of stars held togather • A vehicle that goes outer space • Has thousands of rings around it • Has cold stripes and has 80 moons • The hottest planet in Solar System • ...
Exploring the Cosmos 2024-12-25
Across
- Missions that took humans to the Moon
- NASA rover that explored Mars
- First satellite launched into space
- Dwarf planet far from the Sun
- Saturn’s largest moon
- Largest moon in our solar system
- Closest planet to the Sun
- Closest star to Earth after the Sun
Down
- Shooting star seen in the night sky
- Constellation shaped like a hunter
- Hottest planet due to thick clouds
- Study of planets, stars, and space
- Name of the galaxy we live in
- Planet famous for its rings
- Largest planet in our solar system
- Famous telescope orbiting Earth
- Bright star in the Lyra constellation
- Space station orbiting the Earth
- First man to walk on the Moon
- Known as the Red Planet
20 Clues: Saturn’s largest moon • Known as the Red Planet • Closest planet to the Sun • Planet famous for its rings • Name of the galaxy we live in • NASA rover that explored Mars • Dwarf planet far from the Sun • First man to walk on the Moon • Famous telescope orbiting Earth • Space station orbiting the Earth • Largest moon in our solar system • Constellation shaped like a hunter • ...
Stars and Galaxies 2025-12-24
Across
- The most popular insterstellar gas
- Shape of the Milky Way
- Our home planet
- The distance form the Earth to the Sun
- The largest planet in the Solar System
- Our planetary system
- The farthest planet from the Sun
- A collapsed star at the centre of our galaxy
- The star the Earth orbit
- The Earth natural staellite
- Object made of rock, have it own atmosphere
Down
- The closet planet to the Sun
- The Earth's twin
- Used to be a planet until 2006
- Force pull the objects to orbit around the Sun
- The Red planet
- The planets with rings
- Object made of rock, but too small to be a planet
- Our galaxy
- The clestial emits light
20 Clues: Our galaxy • The Red planet • Our home planet • The Earth's twin • Our planetary system • Shape of the Milky Way • The planets with rings • The star the Earth orbit • The clestial emits light • The Earth natural staellite • The closet planet to the Sun • Used to be a planet until 2006 • The farthest planet from the Sun • The most popular insterstellar gas • ...
Astronomy 2020-11-18
Across
- of energy through a substance
- approximately 778million km from the Sun
- number 17
- force of gravity acting between Earth and Moon keeping moon on circular path
- from one peak to another
- stellar distances
- the stars
- released in sun's core makes its way to surface
Down
- star
- combining two stars
- fragment of a molecular cloud forming a star
- 13 cluster
- atomic particle
- 45
- increase of wavelength of radiation
- planet with an approximate diameter of 48000km
- Russell diagram
- body found between Mars and Jupiter
- that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation
19 Clues: 45 • star • number 17 • the stars • 13 cluster • atomic particle • Russell diagram • stellar distances • combining two stars • from one peak to another • of energy through a substance • increase of wavelength of radiation • body found between Mars and Jupiter • approximately 778million km from the Sun • fragment of a molecular cloud forming a star • ...
Justin 5th 2022-04-21
Across
- Young Hot stars in arms, Geezers at centre
- Collapsed neutron star;no light escapes (2 words)
- Hydrogen to helium (2 words)
- Dead core of a big star
- as bread rises raisins move (3 words)
- all Old stars, Oval
- 6 trillion miles (2 words)
- Loop of gas
- Start of expansion (2 words)
- Apparent shift (2 words)
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- Tells us Galaxies are moving (2 words)
- Stream of gas (2 words)
- hottest part o' atmosphere
- Bright center of a distant galaxy
- Cool area of star
- Small, No shape
- Warm rises, cool sinks
- squeezing atoms together
- Cloud of gas + Dust
19 Clues: Loop of gas • Small, No shape • Cool area of star • all Old stars, Oval • Cloud of gas + Dust • Warm rises, cool sinks • Stream of gas (2 words) • Dead core of a big star • squeezing atoms together • Apparent shift (2 words) • hottest part o' atmosphere • 6 trillion miles (2 words) • Hydrogen to helium (2 words) • Start of expansion (2 words) • Bright center of a distant galaxy • ...
Matariki Crossword 2023-06-08
Across
- Maori word for land
- Maori word for food
- Maori word for star
- Maori word for spirit
- The time before now
- Taking time to think about the past or what has happened
- A building used for storing goods
- Another word for the moon
- Maori word for talking
- A clutter of stars
- Maori word for calendar
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- The action of celebrating an important event or day
- A period of time that is going to come
- The process of gathering crops
- The star connected to freshwater, lakes, rivers
- Maori word for family
- Maori word for June
- The current time
- Another word for the Pleiades star cluster
19 Clues: The current time • A clutter of stars • Maori word for land • Maori word for food • Maori word for star • The time before now • Maori word for June • Maori word for family • Maori word for spirit • Maori word for talking • Maori word for calendar • Another word for the moon • The process of gathering crops • A building used for storing goods • A period of time that is going to come • ...
Caear's English 2 Lesson 5 2025-08-20
Chirstmas 2014-11-12
The Grants 2023-09-06
17 Clues: First met • first date • First holiday • Couples doggo • Favourite wine • Bekies birthday • Bekies hometown • Bekies star sign • Jasmines initials • Jasmines birthday • Jasmines star sign • Bekies middle name • Bekies first school • Jasmines middle name • Jasmines first school • Bekies favourite takeaway • Jasmines favourite takeaway
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS 2024-12-09
Across
- - Rowing legend.
- - Gymnastics pioneer.
- - Swimming champion.
- - Perfect 10 gymnast.
- - Judo master.
- - Football legend.
- - Swimming legend.
- - Long-distance hero.
- - Gymnastics star.
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- - Track and field icon.
- - Badminton star.
- - Tennis gold.
- - Historic sprinter.
- - Marathon great.
- - Football gold.
- - 800m record holder.
- - Fastest sprinter.
17 Clues: - Tennis gold. • - Judo master. • - Rowing legend. • - Football gold. • - Badminton star. • - Marathon great. • - Football legend. • - Swimming legend. • - Gymnastics star. • - Fastest sprinter. • - Historic sprinter. • - Swimming champion. • - Gymnastics pioneer. • - Perfect 10 gymnast. • - 800m record holder. • - Long-distance hero. • - Track and field icon.
The Plains Wars Crossword 2017-03-27
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- War fought between the Sioux and the US army 1865-68 (3,6,3)
- The tribe whose scouts helped Custer (4)
- How Indians perceived the Black Hills (6)
- Saw Indians as savages and should be cleared from plains (13)
- Signed in 1851. Defined areas Indians could hunt (4,7,6)
- Built by the US army to protect travellers and control reservations (5)
- Sioux leader (7,4)
- US Army unit led by Custer (7,7)
- Declared closed in 1890 (9,6,8)
- Discovered in the Black Hills in 1874 (4)
- Wanted to maintain the Indian way of life (11)
- Piece of land for Indians only (11)
- Site of the Sioux victory over the US army (6,3,4)
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- Killed more US soldiers on the Plains that Indians managed to (7)
- Almost extinct by 1890 (7)
- Trail that went through Red Cloud's hunting grounds (7)
- Signed in 1868. Created the Great Sioux Reservation (6,4,7,6)
- Tribe that was massacred at Sand Creek (8)
- Sheridan's strategy of attacking Indian food, shelter and horses (5,3)
- Site of a massacre carried out by US troops led by Custer in 1865 (4,5)
- Custer's middle name (9)
- Discovered gold in the Black Hills in 1874 (6)
- The amount, in dollars, that the US government offered to buy the Black Hills (3,7)
- A problem in the US army on the Plains because of poor conditions (9)
- Place where gold was found in 1862
- The season when the US army attacked the Indians with most success (6)
26 Clues: Sioux leader (7,4) • Custer's middle name (9) • Almost extinct by 1890 (7) • Declared closed in 1890 (9,6,8) • US Army unit led by Custer (7,7) • Place where gold was found in 1862 • Piece of land for Indians only (11) • The tribe whose scouts helped Custer (4) • How Indians perceived the Black Hills (6) • Discovered in the Black Hills in 1874 (4) • ...
In between the wars 2022-02-07
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- Douglas _______ was chief of staff of the united states army during the 1930s
- The _____ army was World War I veterans demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression
- Black ______ was the day the US stock market crashed
- ______ state was seen as a middle way between the extremes of communism and capitalism
- refugee farm families from the Southern Plains who migrated to California in the 1930s
- _______ lang was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist
- the _______ act was the idea that workers stop what they were doing on the assembly line and bring all production to a halt
- Frank ______ was a motion picture director and the most prominent film maker of the 1930s
- the _____ act required businesses to bargain in good faith with any union supported by the majority of their employees.
- the prosperity and economic boom in the 1920s
- Lillian ________ was an American playwright, author, and screenwriter
- Langston ________ was an important writer in the harlem renaissance
- local and state government acts as primary agents of economic relief.
- type of music that originated in new orleans
- The New ____ was aimed at promoting economic recovery
- The _______ cabinet was a group of African Americans who served as public policy advisors
- The _____ bowl was extended drought, unusually high temperatures, poor agricultural practices
- republican president of 1920 Warren _______
- Court _______ was the idea of adding justices to the Supreme Court or lower courts to shift the balance in a liberal, conservative or other direction
- In the 1920s women were given the right to ______ legally
- Louis _______ was an influence on the music world in the 1920s
- ______ Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist who served as the first lady
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- ________ bargaining was provided by the wagner act
- John __________ was best known for his works set during the Great Depression
- one of the biggest players that made baseball famous
- Franklin D. ________ was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United
- a form of a religion that upholds belief in the strict literal interpretation of scripture
- FDR delivered his ________ chat on the Emergency Banking Act
- a plan that resolved WWI reparations
- made alcohol illegal in the states
- first generation of independent women
- Ernest ________ was an influential writer in the “Lost generation”
- made new kinds of films during the great depression
- a virus that spread around the world after WWI
- The Wizard of ___ was a book made in the great depression
- the first person to fly solo and nonstop across the ocean
- the great ________ was the worst economic downturn
- _____ Priming was instead of giving the money to big businesses who already have money, we give the money directly to the poor so they can use it to buy the things they need
- Henry _____ Made automobiles for the war
39 Clues: made alcohol illegal in the states • a plan that resolved WWI reparations • first generation of independent women • Henry _____ Made automobiles for the war • republican president of 1920 Warren _______ • type of music that originated in new orleans • the prosperity and economic boom in the 1920s • a virus that spread around the world after WWI • ...
Civil Wars - Layered Project 2013-05-03
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- Lee´s most brilliant but costliest victory of the civil war
- Who was else was popular in the North in the election of 1860, Lincoln and ___
- The union general for the battle Bullrun.
- The only battle that was a draw.
- Since the Missouri compromise didn´t cover the new territories from Mexico, this is what the government came up with
- Wrote a book that discussed the moral issues of slavery.
- Divide the louisiana purchase into 2 territories.
- Lincoln winning the presidential office made South Carolina __________.
- One of the first men to voluteer his services to the union.
- The south argued that their right to secede came from the idea of __________.
- Was caused because the confederate army wanted to get shoes from a shoe factory.
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- One of the greatest generals in american history.
- Made Lincoln famous
- Developed the compromise of 1850.
- Obligation of helping slave holders capture their runaway slaves.
- south government was called.
- This political party were dedicated to stop the expansion of slavery.
- Lee offered this to Jefferson Davis after the battle of Gettysburg.
- One of the most complete embrassment for the union.
- More casualties than all other U.S. wars combined to that point
20 Clues: Made Lincoln famous • south government was called. • The only battle that was a draw. • Developed the compromise of 1850. • The union general for the battle Bullrun. • One of the greatest generals in american history. • Divide the louisiana purchase into 2 territories. • One of the most complete embrassment for the union. • ...
Discord Wars Final Challenge 2023-01-03
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- Everyone's favorite word
- Option 3
- Go!
- Foreshadowing of the final two
- Good first impression
- Shoko's lawful enemy
- A good merge number
- A stress free presentation environment
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- The original duel
- A man of 10 questions
- The ruler of chaos
- Short lived sacrifice
- Elimination survivor
- The first quit of comedy
- Club penguin love birds
- Something the top two can agree on
- Over stocked
- Nice place to hang out
- Round 5 and 13
- Unfriended
20 Clues: Go! • Option 3 • Unfriended • Over stocked • Round 5 and 13 • The original duel • The ruler of chaos • A good merge number • Elimination survivor • Shoko's lawful enemy • A man of 10 questions • Short lived sacrifice • Good first impression • Nice place to hang out • Club penguin love birds • Everyone's favorite word • The first quit of comedy • Foreshadowing of the final two • ...
Vocabulary Log: Water Wars 2019-11-06
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- severely damaged; devastated
- a curl or ring of smoke or cloud
- the process of removing salt from seawater
- a complex structure within an organization or system
- not yielding in strength, severity or determination
- experience a tingling sensation especially as a result of strong emotion
- an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or the other gap
- a hydroplane, hydrofoil, hovercraft or other vessel that has little or no displacement when travelling
- full of rheum; watery
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- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation
- a metric unit of square measure, equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres or 10,000 square meters)
- a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind
- fighting with the fists
- the process of claiming something back of reasserting a right
- ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat
- give out or reflect small lashes of light
- fat, round or bulging
- a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater
- clear the throat noisily
- a large, densely packed crown of people or animals
20 Clues: fat, round or bulging • full of rheum; watery • fighting with the fists • clear the throat noisily • severely damaged; devastated • a curl or ring of smoke or cloud • give out or reflect small lashes of light • the process of removing salt from seawater • a large, densely packed crown of people or animals • not yielding in strength, severity or determination • ...
Jasmine's Africa Wars Crossword 2024-05-20
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- This agreement officially ended the war in 2003
- A militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria
- An extremist group that exploited the vacuum of governance to establish control over parts of the country and impose their harsh interpretation of Islamic law
- Leader of the NRA
- The rise of the Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered by Rwanda's Hutu majority in 1994
- Was a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal dictators in modern world history
- Saw the overthrow of Patrice Lumumba shortly after independence and the rise to power of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as a dictator
- Led the declaration of independence by the Eastern Region of Biafra
- Kenyan troops entered southern Somalia to fight al-Shabaab and establish a buffer zone inside Somalia
- Provided critical medical assistance to civilians affected by the Nigerian Civil War
- A Christian extremist organization
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- Was the leader of Libya and an ally of Amin
- This person refused to recognize Biafra's secession
- Was a Congolese rebel leader who replaced Mobutu as leader of the newly renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo
- This president was overthrown in a coup by parts of the Uganda Army which put General Idi Amin in power
- This war happened from 1974-1991
- Stands for Uganda National Liberation Army
- Ruled the Congo (which he had renamed Zaire in 1971) as a one-party state
- This refers to diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fund conflict
- Derg quickly descended into a repressive dictatorship under the leadership of this person
- This person was the leader of the LRA
- Stands for Uganda National Liberation Front
- One of the most notable responses to the famine
- Stands for National Resistance Army
25 Clues: Leader of the NRA • This war happened from 1974-1991 • A Christian extremist organization • Stands for National Resistance Army • This person was the leader of the LRA • Stands for Uganda National Liberation Army • Was the leader of Libya and an ally of Amin • Stands for Uganda National Liberation Front • This agreement officially ended the war in 2003 • ...
African Wars Crossword Lucy 2024-05-20
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- An armed uprising against Obote's government in the West Nile region of Uganda in 1980
- Tigray people's liberation front
- A war also known as the Great War of Africa
- A humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to civilians in war-torn regions
- Ethiopian red terror using scorched-earth tactics, including forced resettlement, mass executions, and chemical weapons against civilians
- The US led task force that lasted for two years and involved heavy fighting with local militias in Somalia
- An ethnic group found mostly in Northern Nigeria
- The leader of Libya and ally Idi Amin
- The slaughter of between 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi ethnic group by the Hutu majority in 1994
- A Congolese rebel leader who replaced Mobutu as leader of the newly renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo
- An independence struggle rooted in the decline of Western imperialism that began in 1961 and would last until 1991
- The overthrow of Patrice Lumumba shortly after independence and the rise to power of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as a dictator following a series of civil wars and Cold War proxy conflicts
- A war between Somalia and Ethiopia over a disputed border region
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- A term referring to diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fund conflict
- The president of Uganda from 1962-1971
- The largest battle of the Uganda-Tanzania war where the Tanzanians and Ugandan rebels defeated a combined Ugandan-Libyan-Palestinian forces
- An ethnic group from Southeastern Nigeria
- American reluctance to increase its involvement in Somalia and other regions
- The treaty that ended the Second Congo War
- A civil war and international military conflict nicknamed Africa's Frist World War
- A militant islamist and jihadist rebel group in Nigeria
- A Ugandan military dictator who is considered to be one of the most brutal dictators in modern world history
- Eritrean people's liberation front
- A concert organized in 1985 with some of the biggest music celebrities to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia and other African countries
- International non-governmental organizations
25 Clues: Tigray people's liberation front • Eritrean people's liberation front • The leader of Libya and ally Idi Amin • The president of Uganda from 1962-1971 • An ethnic group from Southeastern Nigeria • The treaty that ended the Second Congo War • A war also known as the Great War of Africa • International non-governmental organizations • ...
African Wars - Gabby Chung 2024-05-27
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- People of Southeastern Nigeria (of Biafra)
- President after Uganda's independence, but later overthrown
- Concert by huge artists to raise money to end the famine in Ethiopia
- Ongoing conflict from the aftermath of the overthrow of Barre
- Dictator of Zaire (anti-imperialist)
- Former authoritarian leader of Somalia
- The mass killing of 500,000-800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship of Ethiopia
- Brutal Military Dictator of Uganda
- Ethiopian Red Terror used to suppress rebels
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- Leader in Nigerian government
- Conflict when Amin invaded Tanzania
- Tanzanian President (anti-Amin)
- US reluctance involve itself in Somali conflicts
- Congolese rebel leader who eventually became leader of the DRC
- Leader of the Derg
- Document ending the Second Congo War
- Leader of the Igbo’s separation from northern Nigeria
- Violent conflict between the Nigerian government and the breakaway state of Biafra
- Clash between US and Somali forces
- People of Northern Nigeria (dominant Nigerian ethnic group)
21 Clues: Leader of the Derg • Leader in Nigerian government • Tanzanian President (anti-Amin) • Clash between US and Somali forces • Brutal Military Dictator of Uganda • Conflict when Amin invaded Tanzania • Document ending the Second Congo War • Dictator of Zaire (anti-imperialist) • Former authoritarian leader of Somalia • People of Southeastern Nigeria (of Biafra) • ...
African Wars by Christian 2024-05-31
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- An Islamist militant group operating in Somalia.
- Modern movement advocating for Biafran independence.
- Tigray People's Liberation Front, a major rebel group during the civil war.
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front, fought for Eritrean independence.
- The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974.
- A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria.
- An ethnic group in northern Nigeria, dominant in the Nigerian government during the war.
- A conflict starting in 2020 involving the Tigray region and the Ethiopian government.\
- A 1993 battle in Mogadishu involving US forces and Somali militias.
- A global concert organized to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- The reluctance of the US to intervene in conflicts following the Battle of Mogadishu.
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- A conflict between the Derg regime and various rebel groups.
- An ongoing conflict resulting from the collapse of Siad Barre's regime.
- Leader of the Derg and Ethiopia's head of state during the civil war.
- The military dictator of Somalia overthrown in 1991.
- Leader of the secessionist state of Biafra.
- An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria, primarily involved in the Biafran secession.
- United Task Force, a UN-sanctioned multinational force in Somalia in the early 1990s.
- A conflict between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra.
- An international medical humanitarian organization that provided aid during the Nigerian Civil War.
- A severe famine exacerbated by civil war and government policies.
- Non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian aid during the war.
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the state under the Derg regime.
- A conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia over the Ogaden region.
- The "Red Terror" campaign by the Derg to eliminate opposition.
25 Clues: Leader of the secessionist state of Biafra. • An Islamist militant group operating in Somalia. • The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974. • The military dictator of Somalia overthrown in 1991. • Modern movement advocating for Biafran independence. • A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria. • ...
African Wars Crossword Jade 2024-05-22
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- Colonel;who led the declaration of independence by the Eater Region of Biafra
- Battle;during the Somali Civil War. It was significant battle between United States forces and Somali militia fighters.
- Marxist- Leninist dictatorship
- A humanitarian organization that provides doctors to places that need critical medical assistance
- An ethinic group of people from southeastern Nigeria
- The insurgency that began in 2009
- When the Tutsi people were killed by the Hutu people
- Unified Task Force
- the reluctance of countries, especially Western powers, to intervene in conflicts or humanitarian crises due to the perceived risk.
- First name Julius; President of Tanzania, who supported the exile of Obote’s loyalist.
- The People's Republic of Ethiopia
- where the separatist war already fighting, an independence struggle rooted in the decline of Western imperialism
- The agreement that ended the second war of congo
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- AKA: The great war of africa
- Was forced into a coalition with his power opponents because of economic deterioration and unrest
- 1974-1991;significant and tumultuous periods in Ethiopia's history that reshaped its political and landscape social makeup
- 1977-78;A fighting with Solomia over a disrupted border region that was the result of Somali's invasion
- Ethiopian Red Terrors, used to repress the rebels
- Non-governmental Organizations that enables a significant rise in funding
- the Tigray People’s Liberation front, a rebel group
- A war to challenge peace and stability
- An ethnic group found in northern Nigeria
- Emperor;founder of a dictorial rule, characterized by repression, economic mismanagement, corruption and class division within Ethiopian societies.
- a concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia
- Mengistu Haile ...;Leader of the repressive dictatorship, Derg.
25 Clues: Unified Task Force • AKA: The great war of africa • Marxist- Leninist dictatorship • The insurgency that began in 2009 • The People's Republic of Ethiopia • A war to challenge peace and stability • An ethnic group found in northern Nigeria • The agreement that ended the second war of congo • Ethiopian Red Terrors, used to repress the rebels • ...
African Wars Crossword (Landon) 2024-05-21
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- conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia over the Somali-inhabited region of Ogaden, resulting in an Ethiopian victory.
- leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia.
- a term coined from the Congo’s natural resources being used to fund military efforts.
- a series of concerts held in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and other African countries.
- a combined reference to two major ethnic groups in Nigeria
- former President of Somalia, whose overthrowing in 1991 marked the beginning of the Somali Civil War.
- an international medical humanitarian organization providing medical aid
- a rebel group that played a significant role in overthrowing the Derg regime and later governed Ethiopia until recent conflicts.
- term referring to the reluctance of Western countries to intervene militarily in conflicts due to the events in Somalia.
- a rebel group that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia.
- an islamist extremist group based in Northeastern Nigeria
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- a prolonged conflict in Somalia characterized by clan-based violence, political instability, and humanitarian crises.
- military arm of the UNLF, fought against Idi Amin's regime.
- a conflict fought between the government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra
- the thirty-year struggle by Eritrean rebel groups, including the EPLF, against Ethiopian rule, culminating in Eritrea's independence in 1991.
- a civil war sparked by Zaire’s decline and dictatorship.
- a major ethnic group in mainly Southeastern Nigeria
- a term coined from the Congo’s natural resources being used to fund military efforts
- ongoing conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, involving the Ethiopian government, TPLF, and others from 2020-2022.
- the official name of Ethiopia during the Derg regime.
- UN-backed multinational force deployed to Somalia in 1992 for humanitarian intervention.
- the last Emperor of Ethiopia, deposed in 1974 following a coup by the Derg.
- political organization formed to oppose Idi Amin's regime in Uganda.
- a prolonged conflict in Ethiopia characterized by political upheaval
- a forced resettlement program implemented by the Derg regime in Ethiopia, involving the relocation of people from rural areas to collective villages.
- the military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, led by Mengistu Haile Mariam.
26 Clues: leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia. • a major ethnic group in mainly Southeastern Nigeria • the official name of Ethiopia during the Derg regime. • a civil war sparked by Zaire’s decline and dictatorship. • an islamist extremist group based in Northeastern Nigeria • a combined reference to two major ethnic groups in Nigeria • ...
The West Between Wars 2025-02-28
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- Francisco Franco was the fascist dictator of this nation
- Stalin's plans to fix Russia were meant to take this # of years
- This is a govt. system where the govt. controls absolutely everything
- John Maynard __ advocated for deficit spending to fix Depressions
- Hitler had dreams of becoming this (career choice)
- Where Hitler was born
- This nation was blamed for WWI
- Under this type of govt., citizens must put their nation before themselves
- Hitler's book "My Struggle" in German
- Old age pension created during the Great Depression
- Translates to "Night of Broken Glass"
- President during the U.S. Great Depression
- These were laws meant to make life miserable for Jews
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- Hatred of Jewish people
- In Russia, this was putting farms under govt. control
- The youngest general Spain had ever had
- The Kellogg-___ Pact was an agreement to outlaw war
- During the Great Purge in Russia, prisoners were sent to this country
- Spain fell to Franco when he captured this city
- Under this plan, the U.S. was loaning $ to Germany
- Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII
- The name for Hitler's militia
- After Vladimir Lenin, this man became leader of Russia
- The U.S. didn't join the __ of Nations so it fell apart
- Under the Enabling Act, Hitler was given this # of years of unrestricted power
- The # of nations that agreed to the Kellogg-Briand Pact
- Hitler's perfect race (blonde hair, blue eyes)
27 Clues: Where Hitler was born • Hatred of Jewish people • The name for Hitler's militia • This nation was blamed for WWI • Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII • Hitler's book "My Struggle" in German • Translates to "Night of Broken Glass" • The youngest general Spain had ever had • President during the U.S. Great Depression • Hitler's perfect race (blonde hair, blue eyes) • ...
Scots Wars so far... 2025-09-18
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- Crime wallace was accused of
- claimant to the throne who was chosen to be king.
- Edward stole this from Scone
- Wallace travelled here to try and get support for the Scots
- English King who invaded Scotland
- English treasurer who was flayed by the Scots
- place the King was travelling to the night he died
- name of the King who died without an heir
- Battle that William Wallace won
- The maid of Norway
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- foot soldiers
- secret weapon of the English.
- knights on horseback
- one of the claimants to the Scottish Throne
- name of the wife of the King who died
- Wallace was betrayed by a fellow ...
- led the Scots at Stirling with Wallace
- men who were chosen to rule Scotland in place of an heir
- defensive tactic Wallace created.
- Wallace was ----, ----- and --------- at his execution
- battle that William Wallace lost
- Wallace had this made from the flesh of the English treasurer.
- part of Wallace's body that was put on a spike on London bridge
23 Clues: foot soldiers • The maid of Norway • knights on horseback • Crime wallace was accused of • Edward stole this from Scone • secret weapon of the English. • Battle that William Wallace won • battle that William Wallace lost • defensive tactic Wallace created. • English King who invaded Scotland • Wallace was betrayed by a fellow ... • name of the wife of the King who died • ...
World Wars Crossword Puzzel 2025-10-05
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- on pg. 99 who sent his soldiers to become what was known as the Backs to the wall
- on pg. 100 who sent a deadly blow to the German morale
- on pg. 112 who seemed to capture a spirit of duty and willing self-sacrifice
- on pg. 103 where did the Turks divert there depleted manpower away from
- on pg. 113 who was a poet and army officer
- on pg. 111 who found it easier to make discissions without consulting the leaders of smaller nations
- on pg. 101 who did the Kaiser agree it was time to negotiate with
- on pg. 112 what was taken seriously at war times
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- on pg. 103 where did the Arabs storm on October 1st
- on pg. 107 who argued on the best way to keep peace
- on pg. 113 who would become one of the most famous poets of W.W.1.
- on pg. 108 who invited diplomats from 32 nations to meet in Paris
- on pg. 105 what General was dismissed from his post
- on pg. 108 why wanted to punish Germany
- on pg. 101 who thought Germany could still end the war
- on pg. 109 where were the Germans summoned to instead of Paris
- on pg. 98 what month did the Germans shell the Allied lines
- on pg. 104 who begged for peace on November 3rd
- on pg. 110 what continent is shown on the map at the bottom of the page
- on pg. 102 who scored one of their most important victories in July 19117
20 Clues: on pg. 108 why wanted to punish Germany • on pg. 113 who was a poet and army officer • on pg. 104 who begged for peace on November 3rd • on pg. 112 what was taken seriously at war times • on pg. 103 where did the Arabs storm on October 1st • on pg. 107 who argued on the best way to keep peace • on pg. 105 what General was dismissed from his post • ...
Medieval Europe and the Holy Church 2018-05-08
15 Clues: lords • warrior • a trader • unit of land • lesser lords • being cut off • poor peasents • follows Middle Ages • Polo italian merchant • outbreak of a disease • System basic government • Black Death deadly plague • Gutenburg german scientist • series of wars were launched • Carta document signed by King John
Westalian Intelligence Test 2023-07-01
Across
- Bond's Subject Number
- Sylvia's codename
- Demerits given to students
- Becky's last name
- Yor's assassin group name
- Chairman of the National Unity Party
- Anya's powers
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- Fiona's codename
- Highly prestigious private school
- Bill's nickname
- Franky's relation to Loid
- Protagonist of Spy Wars
- Anya's class
- Capital of Ostania
- Twilight's current assignment
15 Clues: Anya's class • Anya's powers • Bill's nickname • Fiona's codename • Sylvia's codename • Becky's last name • Capital of Ostania • Bond's Subject Number • Protagonist of Spy Wars • Franky's relation to Loid • Yor's assassin group name • Demerits given to students • Twilight's current assignment • Highly prestigious private school • Chairman of the National Unity Party
logan1 2023-04-21
19 Clues: circal • spiral • h2 to he • spot on sun • start expand • loop of gass • galexy moving • shapleseseses • collapsed star • apperent shift • 9 trillion miles • cloud gas y dust • center of galaxy • charged particle • warm rise cool sink • hot layer atmosphere • collaped n0teron star • sqeeze atoms together • rasen spread apart bred rise
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS 2024-12-09
17 Clues: Tennis gold. • Judo master. • Rowing legend. • Football gold. • Badminton star. • Marathon great. • Football legend. • Swimming legend. • Gymnastics star. • Fastest sprinter. • Historic sprinter. • Swimming champion. • Gymnastics pioneer. • Perfect 10 gymnast. • 800m record holder. • Long-distance hero. • Track and field icon.
Clone Wars 2022-03-11
punic wars 2021-12-15
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- what did rome use to not make plants grow
- the romans language
- what did hannibal use for the second war
- what mountain did hannibal cross to attack spain
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- who won the war against spain and carthage
- who was leader of the roman empire
- who won the first punic war
- who lead the Carthaginian empire
- how many punic wars were there
9 Clues: the romans language • who won the first punic war • how many punic wars were there • who lead the Carthaginian empire • who was leader of the roman empire • what did hannibal use for the second war • what did rome use to not make plants grow • who won the war against spain and carthage • what mountain did hannibal cross to attack spain
Punic wars 2022-10-25
10 Clues: leader of rome • won all 3 battles • leader of carthage • lost all three battles • the third punic war started • the first punic war started • the first punic war took place here • Hannibal used this animal in the war • the first punic war was fought on these • the person that attacked first in the second punic war
Punic Wars 2023-10-24
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- The civilizaton Carthage comes from.
- He wanted to destroy Carthage.
- When Rome won the 2nd Punic war, Carthage gave them 10,000 _______.
- Rome fought ______ in the Punic wars.
- A long, wooden plank used to cross ships in battle.
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- He crossed the Alps into Italy to invade Rome.
- The Carthaginians did this to give tribute to the gods.
- The mountain range that goes across the top of Italy.
- He had an idea for ambushing Carthage while hannibal was gone.
9 Clues: He wanted to destroy Carthage. • The civilizaton Carthage comes from. • Rome fought ______ in the Punic wars. • He crossed the Alps into Italy to invade Rome. • A long, wooden plank used to cross ships in battle. • The mountain range that goes across the top of Italy. • The Carthaginians did this to give tribute to the gods. • ...
Punic Wars 2023-11-06
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- wanted Carthage to be wiped out
- the winner of all the Punic War
- one of Rome's greatest but most respected enemies
- a blank piece of wood that allows you to get from one boat to another boat
- who Rome was figthing in the Punic Wars
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- where the third Punic War was fought
- where the first Punic War was fought at
- are what Rome had won is the first Punic War
- where the second Punic War was fought
- 149-146 b.c. What is the Punic War?
10 Clues: wanted Carthage to be wiped out • the winner of all the Punic War • 149-146 b.c. What is the Punic War? • where the third Punic War was fought • where the second Punic War was fought • where the first Punic War was fought at • who Rome was figthing in the Punic Wars • are what Rome had won is the first Punic War • one of Rome's greatest but most respected enemies • ...
Punic wars 2020-11-03
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- a Roman general and later consul who is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders
- a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers. a military or semi-military unit
- Mediterranean very rich biodiversity but also a large number of species that do not exist anywhere else.
- is the second-largest country in Europe, next to France
- had a total of 300 rowers with 90 oars on each side. It was about 45 m long and 5 m wide and would displace around 100 tons
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- is located on the western coast of central Italy along the Tevere River.
- between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general
- the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization
- island, southern Italy, the largest in the Mediterranean
9 Clues: between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general • is the second-largest country in Europe, next to France • island, southern Italy, the largest in the Mediterranean • the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization • is located on the western coast of central Italy along the Tevere River. • ...
International Wars 2023-01-26
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- What conflict was known as "The War to End All Wars"?
- what war lasted from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953?
- what two countries were involved in the Kargil War?
- who was President of the United States during the Mexican American War?
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- What country did Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi military invade on August 2, 1990?
- which U.S. Army leader had the nickname “Old Rough and Ready”?
- during what war did Florence Nightingale help to found modern nursing?
- which of the following leaders played prominent roles in both World War I and World War II - Winston Churchill, Woodrow Wilson, Nikita Khrushchev, or Hideki Tojo?
- which of the following had a nephew that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II - stalin, Hirohito, Hitler, or mussolini?
9 Clues: What conflict was known as "The War to End All Wars"? • what two countries were involved in the Kargil War? • what war lasted from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953? • during what war did Florence Nightingale help to found modern nursing? • which U.S. Army leader had the nickname “Old Rough and Ready”? • ...
Persian Wars 2024-11-12
abtop ch4 2024-04-30
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- cooler areas on surface
- collapsed core of a high mass star
- the raisins spread apart as the bread rises
- start of expansion
- bright center of a distant galaxy
- stream of charged particles
- apparent shift
- cloud of gas and dust
- tells us galaxies are moving away
- warm rises, cool sinks
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- squeezing atoms together
- loop of gas
- 9 trillion miles
- a spiral shaped galaxy with hot young stars on the arms and old stars in the middle
- no shape, stars everywhere
- hottest layer of atmosphere
- oval shaped galaxy
- fusion of h2 and he
- hole collapsed neutron star no light escapes
19 Clues: loop of gas • apparent shift • 9 trillion miles • oval shaped galaxy • start of expansion • fusion of h2 and he • cloud of gas and dust • warm rises, cool sinks • cooler areas on surface • squeezing atoms together • no shape, stars everywhere • hottest layer of atmosphere • stream of charged particles • bright center of a distant galaxy • tells us galaxies are moving away • ...
vocab unit 3 2016-10-13
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- a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
- a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses
- a small hot dim star that is the left over center of a star
- all of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- a measure of how a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance
- graph that shows the relationship between a stars surface tempature and absolute magnitude
- space and all matter and energy in it
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- the distance light travels in a year
- the brightness of a star as seen on earth
- a star that has collapsed under gravity
- the actual brightness of an object
- a large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
12 Clues: the actual brightness of an object • the distance light travels in a year • space and all matter and energy in it • a star that has collapsed under gravity • the brightness of a star as seen on earth • a large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space • a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses • ...
BOT Books List 23-24 2023-11-10
15 Clues: Flush • Stargirl • Powerless • Tangerine • I am Malala • City of Ember • Son of the Mob • Rapunzels Revenge • The Wednesday Wars • They Called Us Enemy • Beautiful Friendship • Catherine Called Birdy • Dangerous Days of Daniel X • Marley A Dog Like No Other • Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam
job selection, i guess 2022-09-09
15 Clues: mr bowser • makes art • makes games • Dave chapel • animates stuff • fights in wars • gives you fries • makes rap songs • uses electricity • deals with the bank • makes youtube videos • gives you legal drugs • makes your hair look good • basically a legal assasin • central enterprise officer
The Crusades 2022-04-13
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- Series of Holy Wars that lasted nearly 200 years.
- The _____ Emperor wanted Europeans to help him.
- Religion of the Europeans who fought in the Crusades.
- Holy Land the Christians were trying to take back.
- Region where the fighting took place during the Crusades.
- Tool used by explorers that was brought back to Europe from the Middle East.
- Title given to the leader of the Catholic Church.
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- _____ Urban II called for the first Crusade in 1095.
- As a result of the Crusades, there was an increase in _____.
- City that was sacked by Western Crusaders who killed fellow Christians.
- The crusades lasted nearly _____ years.
- _____ roads that had not been used much were bustling with trade and travel by the end of the Crusades.
- The Crusades were Holy Wars between Christians and _____.
- Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
14 Clues: Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. • The crusades lasted nearly _____ years. • The _____ Emperor wanted Europeans to help him. • Series of Holy Wars that lasted nearly 200 years. • Title given to the leader of the Catholic Church. • Holy Land the Christians were trying to take back. • _____ Urban II called for the first Crusade in 1095. • ...
Križanka o vesolju 2021-08-03
12 Clues: Adam star • nord star • ex-planet • red planet • blue planet • evening star • number of planets • planet with rings • earth natural satellite • celestial body with tail • colour of holes in universe • the planet furthest from Earth
Space and Satellites 2015-03-12
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- a continuos area or expanse that is free
- A large object orbiting a star
- A natural satellite of a planet
- A space vehicle that lands on another planet or moon
- The path that a planet takes around a star
- Anything that orbits a planet or moon
- The force of attraction between any two objects
- An unnamed spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets
- The unit of force
- A small rocky body orbiting the sun
- Relating to, or determined by the sun
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- The amount of matter that something is made of
- The american space program for landing astronauts on the moon
- An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- A small lump of dirty ice orbiting the sun
- The star around which earth orbits
- A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon
- A vehicle used for traveling in space
- Millions of stars grouped together
- A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
20 Clues: The unit of force • A large object orbiting a star • A natural satellite of a planet • The star around which earth orbits • Millions of stars grouped together • A small rocky body orbiting the sun • Anything that orbits a planet or moon • A vehicle used for traveling in space • Relating to, or determined by the sun • a continuos area or expanse that is free • ...
Solar System 2023-05-19
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- the process of a dying star
- brightest star in the night sky
- stellar core left of a star after it has died
- place in space where gravity pulls so much nothing can get out
- cloud of hydrogen gas
- group of stars that can create a shape
- nebula flattened disk of gas and dust
- measures radiation at regular intervals
- the force between objects and in space
- amount of matter in an object
- colossal explosion of a star
- objects in space that can be made of dust and small ateroids
- tool to show a stars temperature
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- matter that does not change unless affected by external force
- how bright an object would be if seen from measured distance
- how bright and object appears in the sky from earth
- two stars that orbit around a center of mass
- the kind of galaxy the milky way is
- ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
- rocky objects that orbit the sun
- displacement of an object caused by observers view
21 Clues: cloud of hydrogen gas • the process of a dying star • colossal explosion of a star • amount of matter in an object • brightest star in the night sky • rocky objects that orbit the sun • tool to show a stars temperature • the kind of galaxy the milky way is • nebula flattened disk of gas and dust • group of stars that can create a shape • the force between objects and in space • ...
IA Marking Period Two Terms and Concepts 2025-01-05
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- a liquid mixture
- what Earth rotates on
- causes objects to attract or repel
- matter with no shape or volume
- substances combine making new things
- vision of a star on Earth
- the amount of something
- ball of gas in space
- smaller representation of something
- what supports an idea
- the push a/o pull on an object
- smallest part of a substance
- celestial body orbiting a star
- tool used to view things bigger
- a complete spin on the axis
- star at the heart of our solar system
- the heaviness of something
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- the amount of space matter takes up
- cannot be turned around
- has mass and takes up space
- man made orbital
- a combination of two or more substances
- spread out evenly in a liquid
- third planet in our solar system
- order of planetary bodies
- to turn the other way around
- natural satellite orbiting Earth
- physical & chemical characteristics
- the hotness or coldness of something
- matter that is the same throughout
- using our senses to examine something
31 Clues: a liquid mixture • man made orbital • ball of gas in space • what Earth rotates on • what supports an idea • cannot be turned around • the amount of something • vision of a star on Earth • order of planetary bodies • the heaviness of something • has mass and takes up space • a complete spin on the axis • to turn the other way around • smallest part of a substance • ...
Celestial bodies 2023-09-26
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- The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat.
- A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mainly found in the asteroid belt.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born.
- A small celestial body that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light.
- A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity.
- A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
- A massive explosion that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life cycle.
- An object that orbits a planet, moon, or star, often used for communication or research.
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- A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky.
- Earth's natural satellite that orbits around it.
- Hole A region in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing can escape it.
- A celestial body that orbits a star, including Earth.
- A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that travels in an elliptical orbit.
- Station A large spacecraft where astronauts live and work while in space.
- A luminous celestial object that emits light due to nuclear fusion.
15 Clues: Earth's natural satellite that orbits around it. • A celestial body that orbits a star, including Earth. • A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system. • A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born. • A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky. • A luminous celestial object that emits light due to nuclear fusion. • ...
Astronomy 2020-06-30
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- My last name, including the hyphen
- Galaxy containing our solar system
- An instrument used to collect information on stars, like what they are made of ect
- An artificial body placed in orbit to collect information
- Relatively small star with low luminosity
- Name of an icy dwarf planet in our solar system
- Moving in a circular orbit around the equator and appears to be fixed in place
- Time or date when the sun crosses the celestial equator
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- Fragment of rock or iron from space
- A space entirely devoid of matter
- Region of space where gravity is so strong not even light can escape
- Group of constellations divided into twelve (12) signs
- Group of stars
- On or relating to Earth
- A sudden or rapid variation in brightness
- A universe as a whole
- Path of a planet, star, spaceship or moon around a planet, star or moon
- Obscuring of light from a celestial body to another
- Distance required to complete one (1) osculation
- Measure of resistance when the state of motion is changed
20 Clues: Group of stars • A universe as a whole • On or relating to Earth • A space entirely devoid of matter • My last name, including the hyphen • Galaxy containing our solar system • Fragment of rock or iron from space • A sudden or rapid variation in brightness • Relatively small star with low luminosity • Name of an icy dwarf planet in our solar system • ...
Religion and Science Glossary Crossword By Jake Lockwood-Hall 2013-11-12
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- The visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum
- An immoral act against divine law
- Helping those in need
- An ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in no electric charge
- A region of space having a gravitational pull so great even light cannot escape
- How far light travels in a year
- A persons calling in life
- The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun
- How bright a star appears to it’s observers on earth
- A set or beliefs held or taught by the church
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- A building used for public Christian worship
- A system made of billions of star’s
- The distinction between right and wrong
- A fixed point in the night star
- A device used to view the electromagnetic spectrum
- An inner feeling that helps to govern our decisions
- An exploding star
- Moral principles that govern a persons behavior
- A fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs
- A teacher or proclaimer of the will of God
20 Clues: An exploding star • Helping those in need • A persons calling in life • A fixed point in the night star • How far light travels in a year • An immoral act against divine law • A system made of billions of star’s • The distinction between right and wrong • A teacher or proclaimer of the will of God • A building used for public Christian worship • ...
Space and Satellites 2015-03-12
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- a continuos area or expanse that is free
- A large object orbiting a star
- A natural satellite of a planet
- A space vehicle that lands on another planet or moon
- The path that a planet takes around a star
- Anything that orbits a planet or moon
- The force of attraction between any two objects
- An unnamed spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets
- The unit of force
- A small rocky body orbiting the sun
- Relating to, or determined by the sun
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- The amount of matter that something is made of
- The american space program for landing astronauts on the moon
- An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- A small lump of dirty ice orbiting the sun
- The star around which earth orbits
- A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon
- A vehicle used for traveling in space
- Millions of stars grouped together
- A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
20 Clues: The unit of force • A large object orbiting a star • A natural satellite of a planet • The star around which earth orbits • Millions of stars grouped together • A small rocky body orbiting the sun • Anything that orbits a planet or moon • A vehicle used for traveling in space • Relating to, or determined by the sun • a continuos area or expanse that is free • ...
Stars and Planetary Systems 2020-10-22
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- occurs after a stellar nebula collapses
- fusion product in main sequence stars
- equilibrium between forces on a star's core
- characteristic of terrestrial planets
- part of the sun that light coms from
- OBAFGKM
- colour of the hottest stars
- element commonly found found in white dwarfs
- terrestrial planets
- magnitude describes a star's ________
- total energy radiated/sec by a star
- abreviation for a unit of measurement
- main sequence star with the longest lifespan
- ____dwarf, end result of main sequence star
- line separating terrestrial & Jovian planets
- Neptune and Uranus are called _____ planets
- temperature unit
- number of credits this standard is worth
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- Betelgeuse is one of these
- end result of a massive supergiant
- the way earth's moon formed
- process of planetesimals joining together
- a failed star is called a __________ dwarf
- shape of captured moons
- circumplanetary disks form these
- characteristic of gas giants
- final fusion product of a supergiant
- removes Hydrogen from the inner solar system
- where fusion takes place
- has no moon
30 Clues: OBAFGKM • has no moon • temperature unit • terrestrial planets • shape of captured moons • where fusion takes place • Betelgeuse is one of these • the way earth's moon formed • colour of the hottest stars • characteristic of gas giants • circumplanetary disks form these • end result of a massive supergiant • total energy radiated/sec by a star • part of the sun that light coms from • ...
Steering by the Stars and Solstice vs Equinox 2021-04-16
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- June and December 21st
- We are tilted in this direction in June
- "Ancient mariners steered by the"
- This Star is a stable marker
- This star is the tip of the Little Dipper
- The Sun's angle is highest during this season
- The right reason for the seasons
- Earth does this around the Sun
- This is the direction of our sunset
- The wrong reason for the seasons
- The height of Polaris is equal to your
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- March and September 21st
- thiswas the name of the "North Star" around 3000 B.C
- We are tilted in this direction in December
- the handy tool was used by sailors
- Earth's axis is not straight up and down , it is on its axis
- The Sun's angle is lowest during this season
- Today's sailors use computers and
- "North Star" remains in one
- We do not live in this hemisphere
- Earliest sailors used this to "mark their location"
- Earth does this on its axis
- , As you travel this direction Polaris is lower in the night sky
23 Clues: June and December 21st • March and September 21st • "North Star" remains in one • Earth does this on its axis • This Star is a stable marker • Earth does this around the Sun • The right reason for the seasons • The wrong reason for the seasons • "Ancient mariners steered by the" • Today's sailors use computers and • We do not live in this hemisphere • ...
Steering by the Stars and Solstice vs Equinox 2021-04-16
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- We do not live in this hemisphere
- This Star is a stable marker
- This star is at the tip of the Little Dipper
- Today's sailors use computers and
- This is the direction of our sunset
- As you travel this direction Polaris is lower in the night sky
- The Sun's angle is lowest during this season
- "North Star" remains in one
- the handy tool was used by sailors
- We are tilted in this direction in December
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- March and September 21st
- Earth does this around the Sun
- this was the name of the "North Star" around 3000 B.C
- The wrong reason for the seasons
- Earliest sailors used this to "mark their location"
- We are tilted in this direction in June
- June and December 21st
- Earth's axis is not straight up and down , it is on its axis
- "Ancient mariners steered by the"
- Earth does this on its axis
- The Sun's angle is highest during this season
- The height of Polaris is equal to your
- The correct reason for the seasons
23 Clues: June and December 21st • March and September 21st • Earth does this on its axis • "North Star" remains in one • This Star is a stable marker • Earth does this around the Sun • The wrong reason for the seasons • We do not live in this hemisphere • "Ancient mariners steered by the" • Today's sailors use computers and • The correct reason for the seasons • ...
Solar System Crossword 2022-11-03
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- the other type of gas that fuses in the Sun
- a body of ice, rock and dust that orbits the Sun
- to become a planet, the object must clear its _______ ____
- meteoroid that entered the Earth's atmosphere
- a meteor that struck land in Earth
- a ring of gas and dust after a red giant dies
- where asteroids can be found; in between Mars and Jupiter
- how many miles is a light year?
- how many stars are in our galaxy?
- the measurement proportion used to enlarge or reduces actual measurement for a model
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- a rotating disc of dust and gas that forms around a protostar
- what is a star made of?
- what do the most massive stars become?
- to be a planet, the object must orbit a ____
- cloud of dust and gas, helps with star making
- how many stars are in our SS?
- one type of gas that fuses in the Sun
- what is the universe mainly made of?
- a small body moving in the SS
- what does a star leave behind after a supernova?
20 Clues: what is a star made of? • how many stars are in our SS? • a small body moving in the SS • how many miles is a light year? • how many stars are in our galaxy? • a meteor that struck land in Earth • what is the universe mainly made of? • one type of gas that fuses in the Sun • what do the most massive stars become? • the other type of gas that fuses in the Sun • ...
Space (wowowowow) 2019-08-07
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- A measure of the total amount of material in a body
- The largest planet in our solar system
- A large grouping of stars
- A natural or artificial object that moves around a planet
- An exploding star that produces an extremely bright light
- A large spherical object that orbits the sun or and another star
- A zodiac symbol representing a fish
- The farthest planet from the sun
- A small rocky object in orbit around the Sun
- A bright ball of hot gas
- The planet we all live on
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- Known as the "red planet"
- a small celestial body, primarily made of ice and rock
- The hottest planet in our solar system
- A noncontact force keeping us on Earth
- The total or partial blocking of one celestial body by another
- A layer of gases, surrounding a planet, moon or star
- A large cloud of dust and gas that is in space
- The planet with the most moons in our entire solar system
- The closest planet to the sun
20 Clues: A bright ball of hot gas • Known as the "red planet" • A large grouping of stars • The planet we all live on • The closest planet to the sun • The farthest planet from the sun • A zodiac symbol representing a fish • The hottest planet in our solar system • A noncontact force keeping us on Earth • The largest planet in our solar system • ...
Astronomy 2023-09-26
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- - map of the sky where stars are projected
- - the brightest star in the constellation Virgo
- - how high in degrees above the horizon
- - angle between North, measured clockwise from North
- - latitude on the celestial sphere
- - the third brightest star
- - when the sun’s apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth’s equator
- - part of shadow blocks some of the light
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- - longitude on the celestial sphere
- - North star
- - time required for Earth to rotate once relative to the background of the stars
- - path the sun traces in the celestial sphere
- - brightest star in the constellation Leo
- - group of stars that make up a pattern
- - part of Earth’s shadow all direct light blocked by Earth
- - group of stars that make up a picture
- - constellations through which the sun moves as it travels around the ecliptic
- - figure 8 that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day at one specific location measured throughout the year
- - equal hours day and night
- - time it takes for one cycle of phases
20 Clues: - North star • - the third brightest star • - equal hours day and night • - latitude on the celestial sphere • - longitude on the celestial sphere • - group of stars that make up a pattern • - how high in degrees above the horizon • - group of stars that make up a picture • - time it takes for one cycle of phases • - brightest star in the constellation Leo • ...
Space 2025-05-16
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- a force that pulls objects together
- mass packed into a tiny volume
- our galaxy
- where we live
- a gas with diatomic molecules
- a large cloud of gas and dust
- minutes the amount of time it take satellites to orbit earth
- the amount of matter inside of an object
- spacestation a permanently crewed satellite in space
- a pattern of stars
- the natural tendency of objects in motion
- a space prob that we launched into space to orbit the earth
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- year the distance light travels in one year
- a star in the little dipper
- massive collection of gas planets dust and dark matter
- a celestial body that orbits a star
- one a space prob that left earth to discover other galaxy's
- triple star system located 4.37 light years from earth
- a space based observatory
- a giant ball of gas
- a region of the solar system located beyond the orbit of Neptune
- a constellation in the Andromeda Galaxy
- a repeating path that a planet makes
23 Clues: our galaxy • where we live • a pattern of stars • a giant ball of gas • a space based observatory • a star in the little dipper • a gas with diatomic molecules • a large cloud of gas and dust • mass packed into a tiny volume • a force that pulls objects together • a celestial body that orbits a star • a repeating path that a planet makes • a constellation in the Andromeda Galaxy • ...
Graciana 3rd 2022-04-21
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- cooler area on surface
- bright center of distant galaxy
- a trillion million
- hottest layer of atmosphere
- collapsed core of a high mass star
- start of explosion
- fusion of h2 and he
- collapsed neutron star, no light
- squeezing atoms together
- the raisins spread apart as the bread rises
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- loop of gas
- young stars in the arms
- apparent shift
- warm rises and cool sinks
- tells us Galaxy are moving away
- cloud of gas and dust
- stream of charged particles
17 Clues: loop of gas • apparent shift • a trillion million • start of explosion • fusion of h2 and he • cloud of gas and dust • cooler area on surface • young stars in the arms • squeezing atoms together • warm rises and cool sinks • hottest layer of atmosphere • stream of charged particles • bright center of distant galaxy • tells us Galaxy are moving away • collapsed neutron star, no light • ...
Megadeth Song Titles 2022-04-16
13 Clues: ...... 18 (6) • ..... Sells (5) • Wake Up .... (4) • The......... (9) • Head ....... (7) • Of .... And Men (4) • Skin o'My ..... (5) • Blood Of ...... (6) • ........ Bullets (8) • Poison Was The .... (4) • Train Of ............ (12) • Symphony Of ........... (11) • Holy Wars, The .......... Due (10)
Black Holes and Neutron Stars 2022-12-06
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- the point at the center of the star
- part of the light spectrum, comes after ultraviolet
- pull of a star's gravity causing it to shrink
- when atoms are joined to create energy
- a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
- the huge space that contains all matter and energy
- an explosion of a star
- subatomic particle with a negative charge
- a very dense star
- the distance surrounding a black hole where nothing can escape
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- the electrical and magnetic forces or effects produced by an electric current
- a system of 2 stars orbiting each other
- created the theory of general relativity
- an expert in or student of astronomy
- the force that attracts a body toward the center a physical body having mass
- person who first coined the term black hole
- black hole feeding on gas at the center of a distant galaxy
- subatomic particle with a positive charge
- branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole
- extremely hot and dense center of a star
20 Clues: a very dense star • an explosion of a star • the point at the center of the star • an expert in or student of astronomy • when atoms are joined to create energy • a system of 2 stars orbiting each other • created the theory of general relativity • extremely hot and dense center of a star • subatomic particle with a positive charge • subatomic particle with a negative charge • ...
