Space X-word
Across
- 3. The first element to come into existence in the universe
- 5. The zone where liquid water could be found on a planet in a star system
- 7. A very dim star that never actually fuses atoms but glows from the friction of massive amounts of pressure; a _____ dwarf
- 9. stuff moving or waiting to move because of an invisible force
- 11. Atoms smashing together releasing tremendous amounts of energy; contained by an immense gravity field
- 13. The movement of continental plates over a molten core of magma
- 15. Because of our earth's angled axis ours change
- 16. spherical object orbiting a star that has cleared its path
- 19. Icy object orbiting a star
- 21. bang Name of the scientific theory that all matter and energy in the universe came from nothing
- 22. Makes advanced technology possible on our planet
- 24. A collapsed star that is so dense that nothing escapes it; a ____ hole
- 25. collection of star (solar) systems
- 26. Sweeps our solar system of most debris
- 27. Because our planet is just the right size this is not too thick and not too thin
- 29. Increases gravity
Down
- 1. An object orbiting a planet
- 2. Some of the first matter to come into the universe when the pure energy finally slowed down enough
- 4. Larger and larger objects being formed by the pull of gravity
- 6. Super dense ball of leftover material from a collapsed star. A " Giant Atom" about the size of the earth. A White ___
- 8. Rocky object orbiting a star
- 10. leftover stardust/ where stars are born
- 12. Hyper dense ball of neutrons leftover after massive star collapses
- 14. When a massive star can no longer sustain the balance between fusion energy pushing outwards and gravity pulling inwards it will go ______
- 17. collection of all galaxies
- 18. Decreases gravity
- 20. Before the first element came into existence these had to be present
- 23. System series of planets orbiting a star
- 28. A very dim star that consumes it's hydrogen very slowly; a ____ dwarf