🇬🇧 English Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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CEFR B2 Space Science

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➡ Across 15 Words

3. The eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun
5. A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape
6. The third planet from the Sun and our home world
7. Past tense: Scientists ___ a new exoplanet orbiting a distant star
12. Relating to stars
17. The distance light travels in one year, used to measure astronomical distances
18. The seventh planet from the Sun, an ice giant with a tilted axis
19. A rocky object orbiting the Sun, mainly found between Mars and Jupiter
21. Present participle: The mission is ___ the outer solar system
22. Past tense: The probe ___ the temperature of the planet's atmosphere
25. An object that orbits a planet, either natural or artificial
26. A person trained to travel and work in space
27. Present participle: Researchers are ___ the composition of asteroids
28. All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists
29. Past tense: The telescope ___ signs of water on the moon

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. The largest planet in our solar system, known for its Great Red Spot
2. Past tense: The space agency ___ a new satellite into orbit last month
4. A highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of radiation
8. An event where one celestial body obscures another
9. Present participle: The Earth is ___ on its axis once every 24 hours
10. Occurring or situated between stars
11. Past tense: The spacecraft ___ millions of kilometers to reach its destination
13. Preposition: The astronaut pressed ___ the wall of the space station to move
14. Past tense: The rover ___ safely on the Martian surface
15. Past tense: Astronomers ___ a distant galaxy through the telescope
16. A powerful and luminous explosion of a star at the end of its life
20. Preposition: The asteroid belt lies ___ Mars and Jupiter
23. A streak of light produced by a meteoroid burning up in the atmosphere
24. An instrument used to observe distant celestial objects
25. The sixth planet from the Sun, famous for its prominent rings

📚 Study Guide: CEFR B2 (Upper-Intermediate) Vocabulary Focus

This CEFR B2 (Upper-Intermediate) English crossword challenges you with nuanced academic, professional, and analytical English vocabulary around "Space Science". Use intersecting Across and Down letters to deduce advanced words from their precise definitions.

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