Comets and Meteors Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• meteorite : a rock from space that survives its fiery descent to earth.
• comet : an icy traveler that grows a glowing tail near the sun.
• prognostication : a prediction or forecast, once inspired by celestial signs.
• ablation : the wearing away of a meteor’s surface by intense heat.
• ecliptic : the sun’s apparent yearly path across the sky.
• leonids : a november meteor shower from the constellation leo.
• constellation : a star pattern that forms a recognizable shape.
• interstellar : existing or occurring between the stars.
• orbit : the curved path an object follows as it moves around a star or planet.
• sublimation : ice turning directly into gas when heated by sunlight.
• amalgamation : the merging of different elements or materials.
• nucleus : the solid, icy heart of a comet.
• perihelion : the point when a comet is closest to the sun.
• meteor : a streak of light caused by a space rock burning up.
• radiant : the spot in the sky where meteors in a shower appear to come from.
• solar wind : a stream of charged particles flowing outward from the sun.
• nebula : a vast cloud of gas and dust in space.
• asteroid : a rocky body orbiting the sun, smaller than a planet.