Unit 13 Terminology
Across
- 3. This planet is considered the hottest due to clouds
- 6. These are the four inner planets (Mercury/Venus/Earth/Mars).
- 7. This planet is tilted on its side
- 8. The movement of an object around another (a planet around the sun)
- 10. The largest planet; known for having a giant red storm
- 12. Once considered a planet but is know classified as a dwarf planet
- 15. The last planet in the solar system
- 17. this is a meteoroid that has broken through Earth's atmosphere and will hit the surface of the Earth
- 18. These are the four outer planets (Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus/Neptune). They are characterized by having freezing temperatures, rings, and many moons.
Down
- 1. The closest planet to the sun
- 2. Space rock that is smaller than an asteroid
- 4. Nicknamed "The Red Planet"
- 5. A unit of measurement within the solar system...equal to the distance of the sun and the Earth
- 8. the movement of a planet around its axis
- 9. An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
- 11. The only planet with life
- 13. The only planet with visible rings
- 14. The location of many asteroids found within our solar system; situated between Mars and Jupiter
- 16. A small mass of dust and ice that travels in an orbit around the sun