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- 3. Create the geocentric model where Earth at the center of the universe.
- 5. (2 words with no space) A event where several meteors enter Earths atmosphere and due to frictional heating leaves a fiery trail.
- 7. A space organization known for monitoring approaching asteroids or celestial objects coming to Earth.
- 8. Naturally orbit a larger object like a planet, or dwarf planet.
- 11. Asteroids near-earth.
- 12. (2 words with no space) Spiralling galaxy consisting of about 200 to 400 billion stars.
- 16. (2 words with no space) A belt in space that is situated between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and between the inner and outer solar system..
- 17. Asteroids that are bright and purely made of iron and nikel.
- 20. Made the heliocentric model.
- 21. (2 words with no space) Objects in space, such as a planet, star, moon, asteroid, or comet.
- 23. Asteroids that are located near Jupiter's orbit.
- 25. Type of asteroid that is dark in color and consists of carbon.
- 27. Most celestial bodies have this kind of orbit.
- 28. Peninsula located in Mexico.
- 30. Cross and spend most of their time in Earth's Orbit.
- 32. The famous meteor shower "Perseids" came from the constellation?
- 33. A meteor crater located in Winslow, Arizona.
- 35. Planets when its farther from the sun or farthest distance.
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- 1. A process where a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas without ever becoming a liquid.
- 2. Also called as planetoids and has three types of composition.
- 4. (2 words with no space)Composed of the sun and its eight planets, their moons, and other celestial objects.
- 6. The orbits confined to the plane of the solar system.
- 7. Term meaning the location of a meteor shower.
- 9. Also called as "Dirty snowballs"
- 10. A gigantic asteroid that hit the Yacatan peninsula in the Cretaceous period.
- 13. Amateur astronomer who discovered the asteroid Vesta and also made the Exploded Planet Explanation/Theory.
- 14. (2 words with no space) An astronomer named after the Kuiper Belt
- 15. (2 words with no space)A Astronomer who is Dutch, and is also named after the large spherical cloud called the Oort cloud.
- 18. (2 words with no space) A Danish nobleman and astronomer who, though he made his accurate astronomical observations without a telescope.
- 19. Meteors that already withstanded Earth's atmosphere and directly hit the surface of Earth.
- 22. Qaudrantids are debris coming from the asteroid?
- 24. Created the Laws of Planetary Motion.
- 25. Impacts from a celestial object from space or a bump on a celestial object.
- 26. Latin word meaning rock or planet.
- 29. Latin word/term that means star.
- 31. A cloud of gas and dust in outer space and has a misty appearance.
- 34. Other planets that orbit the sun that lie near Earth's orbit is called?
