Science Project Crossword

6. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
8. the region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids orbit
9. a small rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
12. a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
14. four planets that have rocky surfaces and are small
15. happens when Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of earth falls on the moon
16. a small rocky body that reaches the Earths surface without burning up

1. A model of our solar system that has the sun in the middle
2. a bright streak of light that results when a small rocky body burns up
3. a small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and gives of gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
4. the spinning of earth on its axis, takes 24 hours. a day on Earth
5. four plants that are giant and made up of mostly gas
7. a change in the sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body
10. movement in a curved path around another object a year on earth
11. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
13. A model of our solar system that has Earth in the middle