Across
- 4. ___________ is the sixth planet from the sun
- 6. A _________ is a curved path followed by a body in space as it moves around another Larger body
- 8. __________ is the smallest planet
- 11. _______ Known as the red planet, and is fourth from the sun
- 13. A ___________ is an occasion when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the sun for a time
- 14. A ____________ is any one of the many small bodies that orbit around the sun
- 16. __________ is the furthest known planet from the sun
- 18. A _________ is a piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky as it burns up while falling through the earth’s atmosphere
- 19. The ________ is the center of our solar system
- 20. ____________ is the hottest planet
Down
- 1. A ___________ is an occasion when the earth passes between the moon and the sun so that you cannot see all or part of the moon for a time
- 2. ____________ is a planet with the conditions for life to exist
- 3. __________ is the largest planet
- 5. A __________ is the amount of time it takes a body to complete one full orbit
- 7. The ___________ _________ is located between Mars and Jupiter
- 9. A ________ is the amount of time it takes for a body in space to make a complete rotation on it's axis
- 10. A __________ is a small icy object in our solar system that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun
- 12. A __________ is a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night
- 15. A ___________ is affected by the tilt in Earths axis
- 17. ___________ is a planet that rotates on a axis which is perpendicular to that of earths
- 18. __________ Earth's only natural satellite