Study Guide
Across
- 1. a spot in space beyond Neptune believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice
- 4. most of the asteroids are found orbiting the Sun
- 6. ring system
- 8. big rock floating in space
- 9. spherical or elongated, type of galaxy
- 10. the before of a meteor
- 11. similar in size to Earth, hot, thick, poisonous atmosphere
- 12. bludge in the center and distinctive spiral arms, type of galaxy
- 15. who receives the shadow during a Lunar Eclipse
- 16. first in the order of size comparison
- 18. Moon is behind the Earth which is why we see what phase during a Lunar Eclipse
- 19. called the red planet because of its iron-rich soil
- 21. an eclipse in which the Earth is in the middle and the Moon is behind it
- 24. who receives the shadow during a Solar Eclipse
- 25. only planet to maintain life, HOME
- 28. big ball of ice or dirty snowball with a tail
- 29. the outer part of the shadow which is the lightest part
- 30. most unusual galaxy
- 33. eclipse total blocking/obscuring of the light from the Sun by the Moon or Earth
- 35. any piece of rock that makes it to Earth
Down
- 2. blocking/obscuring of the light from the Sun by the Moon or Earth
- 3. eclipse partial blocking/obscuring of the light from the Sun by the Moon or Earth
- 5. largest, known for storm Great Red Spot
- 6. an eclipse in which the Moon blocks out the light
- 7. ball of hydrogen and helium
- 13. Moon is between the Sun and Earth which is why it is what phase in a Solar Eclipse
- 14. who gives off the shadow during a Solar Eclipse
- 16. blue green atmosphere
- 17. all 8 planets, Kuiper belt, asteroid belt, comets, asteroids, meteoroid, meteor, meteorites
- 19. closet to Sun, no atmosphere, full of craters very hot during the day and cold at night
- 20. system third in the order of size comparison
- 22. last in order of size comparison
- 23. matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- 26. the middle part of the shadow that is the darkest
- 27. who gives off the shadow during a Lunar Eclipse
- 31. second in the order of size comparison
- 32. a spot in space between Mars and Jupiter
- 34. blue-green atmosphere, storm known as the Great Dark Spot