Astronomy Vocabulary Words Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mars : known as the red planet.
• terrestrial : the inner planets are also known as _ planets.
• saturn : the second largest planet in the solar system.
• atmosphere : envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
• asteroid belt : in-between the terrestrial and gas giants.
• neptune : farthest planet from the sun.
• comet : has a tail of gas and dust particles when near the sun.
• rotation : object's spinning motion about its own axis.
• heliocentric : having or representing the sun as the center.
• axis : line through the center of a rotating object.
• earth : the largest terrestrial planet.
• uranus : the planet known for its mohawk shaped ring.
• meteor : appears as a streak of light when entering earth's atmosphere.
• mercury : the smallest terrestrial planet and closest to the sun.
• moon : large, round object that moves around a planet.
• geocentric : having or representing the earth as the center.
• sun : star that the earth moves around.
• orbit : circular path something follows as it travels around something else.
• lunar : relating to the moon.
• revolution : complete circular motion of one heavenly body around another.
• galaxy : system of millions or billions of stars.
• jupiter : the largest planet in the solar system.
• venus : the planet known as earth's twin.
• eclipse : obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passing of another.
• gravity : force that pulls things towards the center of earth.