Across
- 2. this planet has a huge storm called teh Great Red Spot
- 3. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, rather than a hard and rocky surface
- 7. the amount of time it takes light to travel around the Earth seven and a half times
- 8. the amount of time an object takes to revolve around the sun
- 9. a unit of measurement based on the average distance between Earth and the sun
- 12. a meteorite made from rocky materials; probably came from carbon-rich asteroids
- 13. a small, rocky body that travels through space
- 15. the result of a collision with a large object from space is often an impact
- 16. contains the four planets farthest from the sun
- 19. the distance light travels in one minute
- 21. a group of planets whose surfaces are hard and rocky
- 22. contains the four planets located closest to the sun
- 25. a bright streak of light that results when a body burns up in the atmosphere
- 26. a meteorite composed of a mixture of rocky material, iron, and nickel
- 27. the kind of rotation spin that causes the sun to appear to rise in the west and set in the east
- 29. the sun, the planets, and many smaller bodies make up the
- 32. the solid center of a comet
- 33. when the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
- 36. a dense and rocky planet similar to Earth
- 38. when a thin solar ring is visible around the edge of the moon
- 39. when the moon's shadow falls on part of the Earth
Down
- 1. a planet or moon that has a counterclock-wise spin has this type of rotation
- 4. the amount of time that an object takes to rotate once
- 5. except Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites
- 6. when the shadow of Earth fails on the moon
- 10. a meteorite mainly composed of iron and nickel
- 11. this planet is tipped over onto its side
- 14. the different appearances of the moon due to its changing position
- 17. this planet has a well-known bright ring system
- 18. the amount of time an object takes to revolve around the sun
- 20. a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface without burning up
- 23. the time that a planet takes to go around the sun once
- 24. when the moon's disk completely covers the sun
- 28. a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which asteriods orbit
- 30. this planet has belts of visible clouds
- 31. the largest extinct shield type volcano on Mars
- 34. natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies such as planets
- 35. this body is now classified as a dwarf
- 37. small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun