Across
- 1. The smallest planet and is closest to the sun
- 5. The solar system is made out of how many planets?
- 6. What planet is similar to Earth in size and mass?
- 7. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are all _____ giants.
- 8. The phases of the moon are caused by the sun _______ light to the moon
- 11. Earth’s _______ is constantly changing.
- 13. ____ tides are associated with the first and last quarter, when the earth, sun, and moon are at right angles
- 14. ______ tides are associated with new and full moons
- 15. The phases of the moon are responsible for the changes in the ________ range.
- 16. A very cold planet!
- 17. A planet also known as the red planet that has canyons and riverbeds
- 19. The largest planet
Down
- 2. To go around
- 3. All four gas giants have ______
- 4. The _______ of the moon are caused by its position relative to the Earth and the sun
- 9. A ____ moon is the beginning of the phases
- 10. To spin or turn
- 12. Earth’s ______ tilt causes the suns rays to hit the Earth’s surface at different angles
- 15. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are ______ planets
- 18. What planet spins on its side?
