Planet Mars Word Search
Play a Planet Mars word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: MARS, PLANET, ORBIT, SURFACE, ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE, GRAVITY, DUST, CRATER, POLAR, WATER, FROZEN.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Planet Mars word list, defined
- MARS /mɑːrz/ · noun
- The fourth planet in the solar system, known for its reddish appearance and potential for supporting life. It is a rocky planet with a thin atmosphere. Related: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter.
- PLANET /ˈpleɪnt/ · noun
- A large body that orbits around a star, such as the Sun, and is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity. A celestial body that is not a satellite. Related: world, orb, sphere, celestial body.
- 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.
- SURFACE /səːfɪs/ · noun, verb
- The outer layer or uppermost part of something. To appear or become visible on the surface of something. Related: outer layer, uppermost part, exterior, outward appearance.
- 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.
- TEMPERATURE /ˈtɛm.pə.rət/ · noun
- A measure of the degree of heat or cold in a substance or object, usually expressed in terms of a scale such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. Related: heat, temperature, thermometer, climate.
- GRAVITY /ˈɡrævɪti/ · noun
- A natural force causing objects with mass to attract each other. It is a fundamental force of nature that gives weight to objects and keeps them on the ground. Related: weight, attraction, pull, influence.
- DUST /dʌst/ · noun (also verb)
- A fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth, organic matter, or other material that settles on surfaces or is carried in the air. Related: grime, powder, soot, dirt.
- 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.
- POLAR /ˈpoʊlər/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or situated at one of the extremes of the Earth, especially the North or South Pole. A person or thing that is at one extreme of a range of values. Related: extreme, far, distant, northern.
- WATER /ˈwɔːtər/ · noun, verb
- A clear liquid, nearly colorless; also an odorless, tasteless, and transparent substance forming the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Related: liquid, fluid, sea, lake.
- FROZEN /ˈfrəʊ.zən/ (UK); /ˈfroʊ.zən/ (US) · adjective
- Frozen describes something turned into or hardened by ice, or rendered immobile and unable to act or change. It is also the past participle of the verb 'freeze'. Related: icy, glacial, frigid, polar.
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