Solar System Vocabulary Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. A meteoroid that strikes a planet
  2. 5. a class of chemical compounds in living organisms that are based on carbon
  3. 6. an object that orbits the sun, and is nearly spherical in shape but shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size
  4. 8. a vehicle propelled by the exhaust made from burning fuel
  5. 9. a meteoroid that has entered the Earth's atmosphere and produces a light
  6. 10. any small object that orbits a larger object other than a star
Down
  1. 1. any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space
  2. 2. an uncrewed spacecraft sent from Earth to explore objects in space
  3. 4. An object that orbits the sun, is large enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large object in its orbital path
  4. 7. A warm spring that sometimes ejects a jet of liquid water or water vapor into the air
  5. 11. The study of the origin, development, distribution, and future life on Earth and in the universe