Vocab Wk 2

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Across
  1. 1. any of various trees, shrubs, or plants of the Far East, such as the Japanese quince or the camellia.
  2. 4. a feeling of sadness or depression.
  3. 5. the earth's natural satellite.
  4. 6. the line where the earth and the sky appear to meet.
  5. 9. the sixth largest planet in the solar system and second in distance from the sun.
  6. 11. the planet of the solar system that is nearest to the sun.
  7. 12. the degree of heat or cold of an object or an environment.
  8. 13. slightly odd or amusing in a uniquely imaginative way; fanciful; quaint.
  9. 17. of or having to do with the moon.
  10. 18. A piece of matter traveling through space. Upon entering a planet's atmosphere, a meteor can be seen as a bright streak in the sky and is called a meteorite or shooting star.
  11. 19. the change in the height of the surface of oceans and other large bodies of water that happens about every twelve hours.
Down
  1. 2. the gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  2. 3. the warming of the earth's surface that takes place when heat from the sun is held in by the earth's atmosphere.
  3. 7. the fifth largest planet in our solar system and the third in distance from the sun.
  4. 8. an elf in Irish folklore who knows about secret treasure.
  5. 10. a bush that has bright yellow flowers along its long, thin branches.
  6. 14. a clover plant with leaves that have three parts. It is the national emblem of Ireland.
  7. 15. belt the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
  8. 16. the seventh largest planet in the solar system and fourth in distance from the sun.