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