Big History Vocab 1.0/1.1

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Across
  1. 2. in biology the most fundamental classification of living things comprising individuals that can breed with on another but not with those of other species
  2. 6. the dense center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and some nickel
  3. 9. a system of writing developed by the people of Easter Island
  4. 10. the curved path in which a planet satellite or spacecraft revolves about another body
  5. 11. mixture of gases surrounding a planet
  6. 14. the Sun and the objects that orbit it
  7. 16. somewhat salty
  8. 17. an expert in the study of plants
  9. 18. the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward it's center
Down
  1. 1. an outbreak usually of disease that spreads rapidly afflicting many individuals
  2. 3. a learned person
  3. 4. small rocky icy and metallic celestial bodies left over from the formation of the Solar System which can range from a few meters to several hundred kilometers in width
  4. 5. any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
  5. 7. any of the gigantic carved stone figures found on Easter Island
  6. 8. any of a vast number of celestial bodies other than the moon visible from earth as points of light in the night sky
  7. 12. a region of space in which a magnetic force occurs
  8. 13. degrees of magnification or perspective used to measure time space and size
  9. 15. a narrative that explains how something came to be