Planetary Science Vocab
Across
- 3. Coal, oil, and natural gas
- 6. The Sun and all objects that orbit it
- 7. The force that pulls objects together
- 8. The layer of gases around Earth
- 11. A rocky object that orbits the Sun
- 12. Small pieces of matter that formed planets
- 18. A streak of light in the sky
- 19. A small rock traveling through space
- 20. All the solid rocks and land on Earth
- 21. Gases that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere
Down
- 1. A resource that can be replaced naturally
- 2. A space rock that lands on Earth
- 4. All the water on Earth
- 5. A resource that takes millions of years to replace
- 9. Finds planets by watching a star dim
- 10. All living things on Earth
- 13. A planet outside our solar system
- 14. The four major parts of Earth
- 15. An icy object that can form a tail
- 16. A hole formed by an impact
- 17. Finds planets by observing a star's movement