Exoplanets Word Search
Exoplanets, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: EXOPLANET, TRANSIT, DOPPLER, SPECTROSCOPY, HABITABLE, ZONE, ORBIT, ASTEROID, COMET, NEBULA, GALAXY, UNIVERSE.
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Exoplanets word list, defined
- EXOPLANET /ˌɛksəˈpleɪnt/ · noun
- A planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. Related: planet, world, celestial body.
- TRANSIT /trænzɪt/ · noun, verb
- A passage or journey, especially by public transport. To change from one form or state to another. Related: journey, passage, travel, transfer.
- SPECTROSCOPY /ˈspɛktroʊskəpi/ · noun
- The study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation, especially in the form of light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation. This can involve the analysis of the interaction between matter and radiation to determine the properties of the matter. Related: spectrometry, spectrophotometry, chromatography, mass spectrometry.
- HABITABLE /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ · adjective
- Able to be lived in or occupied; suitable for human habitation. Having conditions that are favorable for life or human existence. Related: inhabitable, livable, dwelling, settled.
- ZONE /zoʊn/ · noun, verb
- A particular area or region of an activity, industry, or sphere of interest; a designated area or region of a country or city. Related: area, region, sector, sphere.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːrbɪt/ · noun, verb
- A path or trajectory that an object or spacecraft follows as it revolves around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. To move in a curved path around a central point, especially in a stable or regular manner. Related: path, trajectory, revolution, rotation.
- 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.
- 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.
- NEBULA /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ · noun
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, typically consisting of ionized gas and often associated with a star or other celestial object. A nebula can be a birthplace of new stars or a remnant of a supernova. Related: cloud, gas, dust, star.
- GALAXY /ˈɡæləksi/ · noun
- A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity, typically containing millions to trillions of stars. More figuratively, it denotes a large, distinguished assemblage of people or things. Related: star system, nebula, constellation, cluster.
- UNIVERSE /juːˈnɪvərs/ · noun
- The totality of all existence, including space and time and all matter and energy; the cosmos. Related: cosmos, world, existence, reality.
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