Earth Science Unit 1 Review
Across
- 1. Like a planet, but smaller and has other space objects in its orbit path
- 4. Force of attraction
- 5. Dwarf planet that used to be the ninth planet from the sun
- 6. Living things in an ecosystem
- 10. Semi-molten, plastic layer beneath the lithosphere
- 13. Most common element
- 15. Type of large planet that is made mostly of hydrogen and helium
- 17. Type of galaxy with older stars and little dust left
- 18. Type of planet with a solid surface
- 19. Ribbons of green to red light formed when solar winds hit the earth’s magnetic field.
Down
- 2. Non-living things in an ecosystem
- 3. How light and energy travel through space
- 7. Type of large planet that is made mostly of nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and sulfur
- 8. Fourth planet from the sun
- 9. Type of galaxy with younger stars and lots of space dust
- 11. Area of space with lots of hydrogen-- where stars are likely to form
- 12. All of the water on earth (97% saltwater and 3% freshwater!)
- 14. Collection of billions of stars and their planets
- 16. Transition from earth’s atmosphere to space helps block solar radiation