Jupiter: King of the Planets
Across
- 1. A substance with no fixed shape or volume.
- 4. A natural satellite orbiting a planet.
- 9. A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole.
- 10. A very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
- 11. A vehicle used for traveling in space.
- 13. A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
- 14. A colorless, odorless, inert gaseous element that is the second lightest element and the most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen.
- 15. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere.
- 17. The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
- 18. Exceptionally large.
Down
- 2. The envelope of gases surrounding a planet.
- 3. The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.
- 5. The largest planet in our solar system.
- 6. A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
- 7. Having the properties of a magnet.
- 8. A colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the simplest and most abundant element in the universe.
- 10. The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.
- 11. A mark or area different from its surroundings.
- 12. A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body.
- 16. An important assignment carried out for a specific purpose, typically one that involves traveling some distance.