Telescopes Word Search
This Telescopes word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: TELESCOPE, ASTRONOMY, PLANET, STAR, GALAXY, NEBULA, ORBIT, SATELLITE, COMET, ASTEROID, METEOR, COSMOS.
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Telescopes word list, defined
- TELESCOPE /ˈtɛlɪskoʊp/ · noun
- An optical instrument that forms a magnified image of distant objects, typically using a combination of lenses or mirrors. A device used for observing distant objects in the sky, such as stars, planets, and galaxies. Related: binoculars, microscope, spectacles, glasses.
- ASTRONOMY /əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/ (UK), /əˈstrɑː.nə.mi/ (US) · noun
- The scientific study of celestial objects such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies, and of phenomena originating beyond Earth's atmosphere. Related: stargazing, starcraft, uranology, astrophysics.
- 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.
- STAR /stɑː/ · noun, verb
- A massive, luminous ball of gas in space, especially one that is hot and massive enough to sustain nuclear reactions in its core. To regard or treat someone or something as extremely good or impressive. Related: celebrity, hero, icon, idol.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SATELLITE /ˈsætɪlaɪt/ · noun
- An object that orbits a planet or moon, or a device that receives and transmits signals from a central station. Related: orbiter, spacecraft, communications device, receiver.
- 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 /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.
- COSMOS /ˈkɒzmɒs/ (UK); /ˈkɑːzmoʊs/ (US) · noun
- The universe seen as a well-ordered, harmonious whole. More broadly, any complex and orderly system. Related: universe, creation, macrocosm, nature.
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