Unit 3 Final word puzzle FMM

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Across
  1. 2. most likely exists at the poles shadowed in deep craters
  2. 4. many other solar activities are due to differential rotation
  3. 6. circular features formed by meteorite impacts
  4. 8. dark areas on the surface that are ancient basaltic lava flows
  5. 10. the Earth is positioned between the Moon & Sun
  6. 12. Moon is slightly egg-shaped
  7. 13. theory - Moon formed far away and was caught by Earth’s gravity
  8. 14. orbit to rotation ratio 1:1
  9. 16. theory Moon formed separately near Earth
  10. 17. Moon’s rotation is identical to its orbit around Earth - 27.3 days
  11. 18. pulverized meteorite ejecta or regolith
  12. 19. the Moon is positioned between the Earth & the Sun
Down
  1. 1. Moon’s gravity causes a tidal drag on Earth’s spin
  2. 3. the continuous flow of charged particles (ions, electrons, and neutrons) that comes from the Sun in every direction
  3. 5. lighter areas that are mountainous
  4. 7. ditches where molten lava flowed
  5. 8. largest impact crater on the Moon (10
  6. 9. radiation from the surface of the Sun, which is the portion of the Sun we see
  7. 11. from inside the Sun causes the photosphere to be subdivided into 1000-2000 km cells
  8. 15. thin orange-red gaseous layer just above the photosphere