Across
- 3. - unequal forces on an object that may result in a change in position, direction, or motion.
- 4. - the spinning of an object on an axis
- 6. - ring of icy objects out past our planets
- 7. - the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.
- 9. - next planet to hopefully land a human on
- 11. - planet covered in an acidic atmosphere
- 15. - missions to land humans on the moon
- 17. - the revolving of one object around another in an oval-shaped path called an ellipse. The planets in the solar system orbit the sun in elliptical orbits.
- 19. - this planet has over 85 moons
- 20. - a push or a pull that can result in a change in the motion of an object.
- 23. - the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
- 24. - Third largest planet in our solar system
- 25. - a small object that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, causing light to be released.
- 26. - large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.
Down
- 1. - a characteristic of matter that you can observe and measure without changing the identity of the matter.
- 2. - last planet in our solar system
- 5. - the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space.
- 7. - the force that pulls two objects towards each other. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its attraction force; the further apart the objects are from one another, the weaker the attraction force.
- 8. - First artificial satellite
- 10. The first planet from the sun
- 12. - the Sun together with the group of planets and other celestial objects that are held by its (the Sun’s) gravitational attraction and revolve around it.
- 13. - Io and Titan for example
- 14. - the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
- 16. - a celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.
- 18. - the movement of an object in an elliptical path around a center.
- 21. - only planet with liquid water
- 22. - Has Rings
- 27. - An engine that provides thrust directly through the burning of its fuel without requiring the intake of air.