Emmi-Science

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Across
  1. 2. this planet has a huge storm called teh Great Red Spot
  2. 3. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, rather than a hard and rocky surface
  3. 7. the amount of time it takes light to travel around the Earth seven and a half times
  4. 8. the amount of time an object takes to revolve around the sun
  5. 9. a unit of measurement based on the average distance between Earth and the sun
  6. 12. a meteorite made from rocky materials; probably came from carbon-rich asteroids
  7. 13. a small, rocky body that travels through space
  8. 15. the result of a collision with a large object from space is often an impact
  9. 16. contains the four planets farthest from the sun
  10. 19. the distance light travels in one minute
  11. 21. a group of planets whose surfaces are hard and rocky
  12. 22. contains the four planets located closest to the sun
  13. 25. a bright streak of light that results when a body burns up in the atmosphere
  14. 26. a meteorite composed of a mixture of rocky material, iron, and nickel
  15. 27. the kind of rotation spin that causes the sun to appear to rise in the west and set in the east
  16. 29. the sun, the planets, and many smaller bodies make up the
  17. 32. the solid center of a comet
  18. 33. when the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
  19. 36. a dense and rocky planet similar to Earth
  20. 38. when a thin solar ring is visible around the edge of the moon
  21. 39. when the moon's shadow falls on part of the Earth
Down
  1. 1. a planet or moon that has a counterclock-wise spin has this type of rotation
  2. 4. the amount of time that an object takes to rotate once
  3. 5. except Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites
  4. 6. when the shadow of Earth fails on the moon
  5. 10. a meteorite mainly composed of iron and nickel
  6. 11. this planet is tipped over onto its side
  7. 14. the different appearances of the moon due to its changing position
  8. 17. this planet has a well-known bright ring system
  9. 18. the amount of time an object takes to revolve around the sun
  10. 20. a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface without burning up
  11. 23. the time that a planet takes to go around the sun once
  12. 24. when the moon's disk completely covers the sun
  13. 28. a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which asteriods orbit
  14. 30. this planet has belts of visible clouds
  15. 31. the largest extinct shield type volcano on Mars
  16. 34. natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies such as planets
  17. 35. this body is now classified as a dwarf
  18. 37. small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun