Year 8 Space Science Revision

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Across
  1. 4. The furthest planet from the Sun.
  2. 6. The head of a comet is composed of the nucleus and the ......
  3. 9. Comets come from the Kuiper Belt or the ......
  4. 11. The season which occurs when sunlight is shining directly onto a hemisphere.
  5. 14. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's water.
  6. 16. The planet famous for its beautiful rings.
  7. 17. Known as the "Red Planet".
  8. 18. The time that it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis.
  9. 19. Earth's "twin" planet which has an extremely thick atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide.
Down
  1. 1. The largest planet with the Great Red Spot.
  2. 2. This belt it located between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. 3. No longer officially considered a planet.
  4. 5. Closest planet to Earth.
  5. 7. The shortest and longest days of the year are known as the Winter and Summer ......
  6. 8. The time for a planet to orbit the Sun once.
  7. 10. The phase of the moon where less than half is lit by the Sun.
  8. 12. Another name for a shooting star.
  9. 13. This planet has an axis tilted over so far that it rotates on its side.
  10. 15. The type of eclipse which occurs when the Sun is blocked out by the Moon.
  11. 17. The Earth's only natural satellite.