Across
- 3. a small solar system body made of ice and dust
- 8. a small body in outer space that could become a meteor
- 9. the smallest of the dwarf planets, near the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars
- 10. the angle at which the something strikes the body it hits, one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- 12. a rounded depression in the surface of a body (planet, moon, or solid body)
- 13. a process in which Earth’s rocks (and craters) are broken down into smaller parts
- 15. a process where rocks (and craters) are worn down by wind and water
- 16. rocky/metal-containing body in space that orbits the Sun
- 18. a meteor that reaches Earth’s surface
Down
- 1. the area beyond Neptune where many icy, rocky dwarf planets are located
- 2. a crater formed by the eruption/explosion of a volcano
- 4. a solar system body that is smaller than a planet
- 5. how fast a body is traveling; one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- 6. the bottom of a crater
- 7. the “weight” of a body;-one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- 11. a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere
- 14. a crater formed when an object strikes a planet, moon or solid body
- 15. material thrown out of a crater at impact
- 17. the raised, circular formation surrounding the crater