Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. inner planets made mostly of solid rock
- 6. spinning on its axis
- 8. relationship a predictable and repeatable event
- 11. gas layer surrounding Earth
- 12. tide tide occurs during a new or full moon; when high and low tides have their greatest difference
- 15. process by which the sun creates energy
- 16. water changing from gas to liquid
- 18. point in Earths orbit when it is closest to the sun
Down
- 2. referring to when an object orbits around another object
- 3. measure of how circular or oval an objects orbit is
- 4. relationship when one variable increases, the other variable increases
- 5. outer planets that are made mostly of gas
- 7. volcanic eruptions that released gasses creating Earth's early atmosphere
- 9. point in Earths orbit when it is furthest away from the sun
- 10. the liquid layer of Earth
- 13. the oval shaped path that planets and other objects take around the sun
- 14. water changing from liquid to gas
- 17. cloud of gas or dust in outer space