Solar System Puzzle
Across
- 6. small pieces of rock that enter Earth's Atmosphere.
- 8. Earth's surface, both liquid and frozen water.
- 14. an object in orbit
- 16. Hypothesis - explains why objects that form from a disk will lie in the same plane, have almost circular orbits, and orbit in the same directions.
- 18. small solar system bodies.
- 19. composed of material left over from the formation of the solar system.
Down
- 1. meteorites that strike Earth and burn up in atmosphere.
- 2. planets- relatively small planets with solid and rocky surfaces
- 3. If it doesn't completely burn up in the atmosphere and hits the grounds its a ______.
- 4. Eclipse- during new moon, it may Cast a shadow onto Earth. moon blocks out the sun.
- 5. Giant-- large planets.
- 7. Planet- celestial body that orbits the sun, round b/c of its own gravity.
- 9. when Earth, Sun, and the Moon are in a straight line.
- 10. planetlike body that orbits a star other than the sun.
- 11. celestial body that orbits the sun
- 12. large cloud of dust and gas in space.
- 13. Eclipse- during full moon, it may Pass into the shadow of Earth,
- 15. moon that appears to have different shapes throughout the month
- 17. Bang Theory- theory that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume and began expanding in a