Across
- 3. To follow a path.
- 5. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet.
- 7. The laying down of sediment carried by wind flowing water, the sea, or ice.
- 8. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 12. The stellar object that the Earth revolves around.
- 13. An imaginary line about which the Earth rotates.
- 16. A burning ball of gas.
- 18. A system of stars, planets, moons, and other objects, bound together by gravitational orbit.
- 19. The planet we live on.
- 20. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water or other natural agents.
- 21. The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the Earth's surface to a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere.
- 23. The Earth's only natural satellite.
- 24. A celestial body orbiting the Earth or another planet.
- 25. When the Moon blocks out the sun.
Down
- 1. An imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
- 2. To spin.
- 4. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward another physical body having mass.
- 6. To orbit.
- 9. An astronomical event where the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing it to darken.
- 10. Holes made for an asteroid or meteor.
- 11. The region of the Earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which that atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium.
- 14. The region of the Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere.
- 15. The part of the Earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers.)
- 17. The process of eating or being worn down by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- 22. There are eight of these in our Solar System.
