Mr. B's Learning Lab EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the third planet from the sun in our solar system and the only planet known so far to support life
  2. 7. a group of stars identified according to patterns that people have seen in the stars
  3. 8. small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun from materials left over when planets formed, but are also created when other bodies in space collide and break apart
  4. 11. the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another body
  5. 12. collection of stories about a specific person, culture, religion, or any group with shared beliefs
  6. 16. one of the oldest sciences & involves all objects outside our atmosphere: Sun, Moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and all other matter in the universe
  7. 18. completing one full orbit around an object and is equivalent to a year for a planet when completing it's journey around the sun, however long that takes
  8. 20. a piece of rock floating in space. smaller than asteroids
  9. 21. our Sun, its eight planets & their moons, and all other bodies that orbit the Sun, or any system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and moons
  10. 22. a piece of rock in space that has landed on a planet
  11. 23. a small chunk of dust and ice that orbits, or travels around, the sun
Down
  1. 1. the star in the middle of our solar system. The earth and other planets revolve around it and receive heat and light from it
  2. 2. a bowl-shaped hole caused by being hit by a meteorite or an explosion
  3. 3. all objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars
  4. 5. the action of turning on or around an axis and is equivalent to one "day" for a planet, however long that takes
  5. 6. large body in outer space that circles around the sun or another star
  6. 9. the force of two objects crashing into each other
  7. 10. similar to planets but are smaller. Like planets, they are large, roundish objects that orbit the Sun but that are not moons
  8. 13. what you can see on a person or object
  9. 14. the force that pulls things to the center of larger objects
  10. 15. all matter and energy; all existing things, including the earth and celestial bodies
  11. 16. layer of gas that surrounds Earth. It is often called air
  12. 17. a piece of rock in space that has entered an atmosphere and has started to burn up. some call it a "shooting star"
  13. 19. any of a vast number of heavenly bodies that give out great heat and light and can be visible from earth as points of light in the night sky