Space
Word Scramble
Figurative Language
Food
200

This reusable vehicle uses a winged design and solid rocket boosters to carry crews and cargo into orbit, then glides back to Earth for a runway landing.

What is a Space Shuttle?

200

This is a safe place that protects you from weather like rain or storms.

What is shelter?

200

This phrase means to stop talking immediately, especially when someone is being too loud, chattering, or making unnecessary noise in a situation that needs calm and quiet.

What is “shut your mouth”?

200

This Middle Eastern dish is made from mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, garlic, and lemon juice, often served as a dip or spread with flatbread.

What is hummus?

400

This powerful event happens when a massive star collapses and creates an extremely strong pull that nothing, not even light, can escape from.

What is a Black hole?

400

This is a difficult task or game you try to complete.

What is challenge?

400

This expression means someone is completely mistaken and searching in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person for something that happened.

What is “bark up the wrong tree”?

400

This Chinese dish consists of thin wheat pancakes filled with chopped vegetables, meat, or sweet bean paste, often rolled tightly before serving.

What is spring rolls?

600

This phenomenon occurs when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere at high velocity, producing ionization, heat, and a visible luminous trail due to atmospheric friction.

What is a meteor or “shooting star”?

600

This is a path or way water flows, or a TV station you watch.

What is channel?

600

This idiom means to shock or impress someone a lot, like giving them a strong reaction of surprise or excitement.

What is “knock your socks off”?

600

This Southern staple is made from ground corn cooked slowly in water or milk until it becomes a smooth, creamy porridge-like dish often served with cheese or shrimp.

What is grits?

800

This space object is our closest star and shines so brightly that it gives Earth heat, light, and helps plants grow through photosynthesis.

What is the Sun?

800

This happens when there is not enough of something available, like food or supplies.

What is shortage?

800

This expression means someone has switched their feelings or opinion, especially after thinking carefully about a situation.

What is “change of heart”?

800

This Southern-style slow-cooked meat is shredded after being smoked or roasted for many hours and is often served with tangy barbecue sauce.

What is pulled pork?

1000

This terrestrial planet has a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, polar ice caps made largely of frozen CO₂, and surface features suggesting ancient river channels and volcanic activity.

What is Mars?

1000

This is a baseball position between second and third base, responsible for fielding ground balls.

What is shortstop?

1000

This phrase means to go to sleep or take a short nap, usually after a busy day or when someone is feeling tired.

What is “catch some Z’s”?

1000

This Midwestern dish consists of small pasta shapes mixed with mayonnaise, chopped vegetables, and sometimes cheese cubes, served chilled at picnics or potlucks.

What is macaroni salad?