Solar System
Across
- 2. the planet with a hot surface and most like Earth in size
- 3. planet closest to the sun
- 5. dust particles, frozen water, methane, ammonia
- 6. property of water most important for living organisms
- 7. the model of the solar system with the sun in the middle
- 10. Roman god of the sea
- 12. the planet with the highest temperature
- 13. huge cloud of gas and dust from which stars are formed
- 15. one of the elements that make up the sun
- 17. the moon is closest to this planet
- 18. the asteroid belt occurs between these two planets
- 20. the planet that contains oceans and ice caps
Down
- 1. the reason the earth has tides
- 3. planet likely to be visited by humans in future
- 4. the sun appears to move across the sky due to earth's ____
- 8. light blue planet named for the Roman god of the sea
- 9. the phase of the moon during which a lunar eclipse occurs
- 11. the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen
- 14. what makes Earth unique compared to other planets
- 16. a light year is a measurement of _______
- 19. what Earth's rotations cause