Science project: Beyond Earth Puzzle
Across
- 4. located near Jupiters orbit
- 5. farthest point from the sun
- 7. closest point from the sun
- 9. composed purely made of iron and nickel
- 10. are meteor showers coming from the debris of asteroid 2003EH1
- 11. are small chunks of outer space debris
- 12. also called as"miniature planets" or"planetoids"
- 13. describes the orbits of planets as ellipses
- 16. the biggest star near Earth
- 17. this extends out from the nucleus
- 22. a celestial event where several meteors enter the Earths atmosphere At great speeds
- 23. happens when a meteor survives its fall from the Earths atmosphere and hits the ground
- 26. planet known for its rings
- 27. composed of a mixture of nickel,magnesium silicate and iron
- 28. this is where a large majority of comets originate
- 29. is the amount of light refelected by a planet or any celestial objects
- 31. this asteroid wiped out almost 70% of the dinosaur species
- 32. is the most popular and famous short-period comet
- 33. located between Mars and Jupiter
- 35. referred to as"dirty snowballs"
Down
- 1. a meteor shower that happens every 75-76 years
- 2. discovered planet Uranus
- 3. can be observed annually,originates from constellation Perseus
- 6. a dwarf planet beyond Neptune
- 8. comes from the debris of asteroid 3200 Phaeton
- 14. believed to be remnants of the nebula
- 15. amateur astronomer who discovered the asteroid Vesta
- 18. asteroids that cross and spend time outside of Earths orbit
- 19. came from the constellation Leo,considered as the"king of meteor showers"
- 20. crosses and spends time inside of Earths orbit
- 21. called as "shooting star" or "falling star"
- 24. is an example of an long-period comet
- 25. denotes that the eight planets of the solar system revolve around the sun
- 30. composed of ice,frozen gas, rocks, and dust
- 34. asteroids that approach but does not cross Earths orbit
- 35. a large bright cloud of dust and gas that covers the nucleus