Solar System
Across
- 2. The outer planets are this.
- 4. This planet has dark-colored storms, and many moons, and is the eighth/farthest planet from the sun.
- 7. This planet has iron oxide, and polar ice caps, and is the fourth planet from the sun.
- 11. This is when the Moon moves completely into Earth's umbra.
- 14. This is the turning of Earth on its axis.
- 15. This is the basic shape of every planet’s orbit.
- 17. This is what causes the Earth's tides.
- 18. Moon phase in which none of the lighted surfaces of the Moon can be seen from Earth is called this.
- 20. This planet is the seventh planet from the sun.
Down
- 1. These are caused by the direction Earth’s rotational axis is pointed with respect to the Sun.
- 3. This planet has no atmosphere and is also the first planet from the sun.
- 5. This planet is the largest planet and the fifth planet from the sun.
- 6. This used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet.
- 8. The inner planets are this.
- 9. This planet has the most complex ring system and is the sixth planet from the sun.
- 10. The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called this.
- 12. This is when the Sun's rays strike Earth directly at the equator.
- 13. This planet is the second planet from the sun.
- 16. The basic astronomical unit is the distance Earth, the planet the scientists live on is from this place.
- 19. Moon phases are the changing appearances of the Moon from this place and this is the third planet from the sun.