Across
- 6. the only planet that has an atmosphere containing 21 percent oxygen
- 7. occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
- 8. The second largest planet in the solar system
- 9. The seventh planet from the sun
- 13. meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’ surface
- 14. the largest moon in the Solar System
- 15. sun over 300000 times larger than earth
- 16. an artificial object that is deliberately sent into orbit in space
- 18. made up of everything that exists, including planets, stars, galaxies and all forms of matter and energy
- 20. First planet of the gas planets
- 21. system includes the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it due to its gravity
- 22. sphere of very hot gas called plasma which is held together by its own gravity
Down
- 1. a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun
- 2. The brightest planet in the solar system
- 3. a massive group of stars, star clusters, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter which is all gravitationally bound together
- 4. cannot be seen without a large telescope and was first seen in 1846 from the observatory in Berlin
- 5. a person trained by a spaceflight program to lead, pilot or be a crew member of an expedition to space on a spacecraft
- 10. orbits the Earth every 27.3 days
- 11. spiral galaxy where our Solar System and Earth are located
- 12. The planet closest to the sun
- 13. a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system
- 17. also known as planetoids or minor planets
- 19. The red planet