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the seventh planet from the Sun
meteor that survives the trip through the Earth's atmosphere and hits Earth's surface
the smallest planet and the closest to the Sun
word for the complete orbit of a planet
the farthest planet from the sun
a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and when the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun.
occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra. This can occur only when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle.
a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
regarded as the moment in which the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun's disk, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.
occurs twice each year as the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.
a region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside it.
a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity.
minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.
a small rocky or metallic body in outer space.
an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals
an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.
a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It applies mathematics, physics, and chemistry, in an effort to explain the origin of those objects and phenomena and their evolution
a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

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If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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