Comets and Asteroids Word Search
A free Comets and Asteroids word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: COMET, ASTEROID, METEOR, ORBIT, TAIL, NUCLEUS, CRATER, IMPACT, SOLAR, SYSTEM, GRAVITY, SPACE.
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Comets and Asteroids word list, defined
- COMET /ˈkɒmɪt/ · noun
- A celestial body consisting of a nucleus of ice, dust, and rock that, when passing close to the Sun, develops a glowing coma and often one or more tails of gas and dust.
- ASTEROID /ˈæstərɔɪd/ · noun
- A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, especially one found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; also called a minor planet. More broadly, any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that are larger than meteoroids but much smaller than planets. Related: minor planet, planetoid.
- METEOR /ˈmiːtiər/ · noun
- A meteor is a luminous streak in the sky caused by a space object entering Earth's atmosphere and becoming intensely hot. A meteor that reaches the ground is a meteorite. Related: shooting star, fireball, bolide.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːbɪt/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, an orbit is the curved path of an object moving around a star, planet, or other body, as well as a sphere of influence or activity. As a verb, to orbit means to move in a curved path around something, or to remain close to or within a particular sphere of influence. Related: path, trajectory, course, sphere.
- TAIL /teɪl/ · noun and verb
- A tail is the projecting appendage at the rear of many animals. By extension, it means the final part of something, such as a queue, process, or piece of text; as a verb, it means to follow someone closely. Related: rear, rump, posterior, back end.
- NUCLEUS /ˈnuːkliəs/ · noun
- A nucleus is the central, typically rounded part of an atom or biological cell, containing genetic material and playing a central role in the cell's activity. More broadly, the term refers to a central, fundamental, or defining part of something. Related: core, center, centre, heart.
- CRATER /ˈkreɪtər/ · noun
- A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite. More broadly, any deep depression resembling such a cavity. Related: depression, hollow, basin, cavity.
- IMPACT /ˈɪmpækt/ (noun); /ɪmˈpækt/ (verb) · noun and verb
- As a noun, impact means the powerful or significant effect that something has on a person, situation, or system; it can also mean the act of one object striking another. As a verb, impact means to have an effect on something or someone, or, of a moving object, to strike another object. Related: effect, influence, consequence, force.
- SOLAR /ˈsoʊlər/ (US); /ˈsəʊlər/ (UK) · adjective
- Relating to or proceeding from the Sun. Also, relating to or powered by sunlight or another form of solar energy. Related: sunlit, sun-related, solar-powered.
- SYSTEM /ˈsɪstəm/ · noun; verb
- A system is an organized set of related parts, principles, or methods used to achieve a purpose or function. In computing, it refers to a set of linked electronic components or software that perform a defined function. Related: structure, arrangement, network, framework.
- GRAVITY /ˈɡrævəti/ · noun
- Gravity is the force that attracts bodies with mass toward one another; on Earth, it produces the familiar downward acceleration of falling objects. By extension, it refers to seriousness, importance, dignity, or solemn weight. Related: gravitation, seriousness, importance, weight.
- SPACE /speɪs/ · noun
- The vast expanse that surrounds and extends beyond Earth and other celestial bodies; also an area or gap between two things. By extension, the word refers to physical room, a period of time, or a range of possibilities. Related: room, gap, interval, area.
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