Across
- 2. Red Planet
- 5. star always almost right above the North Pole
- 6. planet tipped on its side
- 8. our solar system is part of this galaxy
- 9. the star that is closest to Earth; the moon reflects the light of it
- 10. a small piece of space rock traveling in space
- 14. a continual path around the sun
- 15. the sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit it; the sun is the center
- 16. the only planet that is habitable
- 18. when all of the moon is visible
- 19. the largest planet; has the Great Red Spot
- 20. the tilt of the earth gives us these
- 22. the earth continuously spins or rotates on this
- 23. a hole on the surface of the moon or other planet
- 24. sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is the what of the plants?
- 26. these show the Earth is what for life: plant life, water cycle, weather, temperature, right atmosphere?
Down
- 1. largest planet with rings
- 3. something natural or man-made that orbits Earth
- 4. the reason planets orbit the sun
- 5. planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun
- 7. things God created to stay the same
- 10. a natural satellite of Earth
- 11. the four planets farthest from the sun
- 12. group of stars that make a picture
- 13. the moon's gravity affects these
- 15. when North America is tilted toward the sun
- 17. word that means "suitable for life"
- 20. scientists in space can live and work here
- 21. smallest planet
- 25. brightest planet; Earth's twin