Science.38-42.Stubbington

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Across
  1. 3. Apollo 10 orbited the Moon (Number) times before returning to earth
  2. 8. Earth was formed 4.6 ___ years ago
  3. 9. Another word for "orbit"
  4. 10. Lies 40-50 km above Earth's surface
  5. 11. What is the acronym for the module tested on Apollo 7
  6. 12. The mean plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun
  7. 17. The magnetic poles ___ 40 km a year
  8. 18. Layer below the crust
  9. 19. Geologists indirectly determine the composition of our planet by observing ___ waves
  10. 22. Rock slabs thousands of miles across that cause continents to move
  11. 26. The ___ effect is caused by burning of coal and oil
  12. 27. How many planets are in the solar system?
  13. 28. Orbits the sun, sufficient mass to be round, has own orbital path
  14. 30. Lies 50-80 km above Earth's surface
  15. 32. Sun and all objects are gravitationally bound in this
  16. 33. Particles move rapidly in two donut shaped regions called the Van ___ belts
  17. 34. A ___ planet is nearly round and does not clear the region around its orbit
Down
  1. 1. The oldest rocks discovered were found in this country
  2. 2. Apollo 11 was the ___ Moon landing!
  3. 4. Apollo (number) became first manned mission to orbit the Moon and return
  4. 5. Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died in a cabin ___ on Apollo 1
  5. 6. Everything on Earth's surface lies inside of this
  6. 7. Shields Earth's organisms from UV radiation interacting with oxygen molecules
  7. 13. Thin, outermost, solid layer of Earth
  8. 14. Deepest spot in the ocean
  9. 15. The ___ contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases
  10. 16. Central layer of Earth made of iron and nickel
  11. 20. Region of magnetic forces that affects a compass needle
  12. 21. This is kept partly ionized by solar UV radiation
  13. 23. Common unit of atmospheric pressure
  14. 24. In 2006 became a dwarf planet
  15. 25. 70% of the Earth is covered in this
  16. 27. Highest point on Earth
  17. 29. Apollo 9 tested ___ capabilities
  18. 31. Refrigerators, air conditioners, and some aerosols create ___ in the ozone layer