Space Unit Review
Across
- 4. Made of gas, with thick atmospheres
- 9. this planet is known for its many rings
- 12. a type of celestial body that emits light
- 13. concerns about personal health, cost of technology, and lack of gravity are examples of ________ to living and working in space
- 14. planets differ in their _________ conditions
- 15. are natural objects found in space beyond Earth’s atmosphere
- 19. orbit around Earth gathering and sending information
- 21. natural satellites orbiting planets
- 22. Pluto is now classified as this
- 23. Celestial bodies emit or __________ light
- 24. The path an object follows around another object in space
Down
- 1. center of our solar system
- 2. Solid, rocky, dense
- 3. This asteroid belt is beyond Neptune
- 5. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- 6. The main asteroid belt is between Mars and __________
- 7. The International Space Station (ISS) is a _________ facility that orbits Earth.
- 8. This force pulls an object toward the larger body
- 10. ___________, comets, and meteoroids have many similarities
- 11. unmanned spacecraft exploring space
- 13. Dwarf planets are similar to planets but do not _______ their orbits
- 16. this space technology can be ground-based or space-based
- 17. inner planets and outer planets have different __________
- 18. robotic vehicles on planets like Mars
- 20. closest planet to the sun