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CEFR B1 Astronomy and Telescopes

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3. Preposition: The asteroid belt is ___ Mars and Jupiter.
5. An optical instrument used to view distant stars and planets
9. A vehicle used to travel into space
12. A curved piece of glass in a telescope that bends light
14. Past tense of measure: They ___ the distance to the star using a telescope.
16. A scientist who studies stars and planets
18. Adjective: The stars are very ___ in the night sky.
19. The largest planet in our solar system
21. A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mainly between Mars and Jupiter
22. The closest planet to the Sun
24. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like planets and stars
25. Past tense of discover: Scientists ___ a new moon around Jupiter.
26. Preposition: We can see the rings of Saturn ___ a telescope.
28. The distance light travels in one year
29. Past tense of launch: The space agency ___ a new telescope into orbit last year.

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. The planet with bright rings
2. Past tense of observe: The astronomer ___ a distant galaxy through the telescope.
4. Definite article: ___ Sun is a star.
6. An icy object that travels around the Sun and has a bright tail
7. Past tense of photograph: The probe ___ the surface of Mars.
8. Past tense of land: The rocket ___ on the Moon in 1969.
10. A building with a telescope for watching the sky
11. The seventh planet from the Sun, an ice giant
12. Present participle of look: They are ___ at the stars through the telescope.
13. A huge group of stars, gas, and dust in space, like the Milky Way
15. All of space and everything in it
17. Present participle of shine: The stars are ___ in the sky.
20. Adjective: Planets are ___ in shape.
23. Present participle of float: The astronaut is ___ in space.
27. Past tense of study: She ___ the stars for many years.

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