Meteor Showers Word Search
Free Meteor Showers word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: METEOR, ASTEROID, COMET, ORBIT, ATMOSPHERE, DEBRIS, RADIANT, ZENITH, FIREBALL, LUMINOUS, CELESTIAL, GALAXY.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Meteor Showers word list, defined
- METEOR /ˈmɛtɪər/ · noun
- A small particle from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, producing a bright streak of light in the sky. A meteorite is a piece of a meteor that survives entry into the atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface. Related: shooting star, fireball, bolide, meteorite.
- 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.
- 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.
- ATMOSPHERE /ˈætməsfɪr/ · noun
- The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet; also the air or climate in a particular place, or the prevailing mood or feeling of an environment. Related: ambiance, air, mood, environment.
- DEBRIS /ˈdɛbriː/ (also /ˈdeɪbriː/, /dəˈbriː/) · noun
- The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed, such as rubble, fragments, or wreckage. Related: rubble, wreckage, remains, fragments.
- RADIANT /ˈreɪdɪənt/ · adjective
- Giving out light; shining brightly. Radiating or reflecting light; glowing. Related: luminous, glowing, shining, brilliant.
- ZENITH /ziːˈnɪθ/ · noun
- The highest or most superior point or position; the point in the sky directly above an observer. The highest or most superior point or position of something. Related: apex, height, pinnacle, summit.
- FIREBALL /ˈfaɪərbɔːl/ · noun
- A ball or spherical mass of fire, especially one produced by an explosion; also a very bright meteor that burns with a large, luminous trail. Related: bolide, meteor, comet.
- LUMINOUS /luːˈmɪnəs/ · adjective
- Giving off light, radiant; glowing with an inner light; shining brightly. Related: radiant, glowing, shining, luminiferous.
- CELESTIAL /səˈlɛstʃəl/ · adjective
- Relating to the sky or the heavens, especially to heavenly bodies such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars. By extension, it describes anything supremely good, beautiful, or perfect, evoking the divine or otherworldly. Related: heavenly, astronomical, divine, ethereal.
- 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.
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