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SPACE PUZZLE FOR DR E. GOLDBERG

Horizontales
1,000 meters. It equals 0.6214 miles.
The Russian term for an astronaut.
One of a planet's natural satellites, generally no smaller than ten miles in diameter. There are more than fifty known of these in the Solar System, including Earth's.
A spherical object that orbits a central star and reflects the suns light. It's diameter can vary but is usually between 1,000 and 100,000 miles. (Hint: our solar system has eight of these.)
A part of a meteor that does not burn up when it enters the Earth's atmosphere but falls to the Earth's surface. (Hint: Some people call them shooting stars.)
Second smallest planet in the universe. (Hint: it's red.)
The Sun, the nine planets and any other celestial bodies that orbit the Sun.
The path that an object moves around a second object or point. (What your mother would be doing if she ran around you.)
A dark area on the sun's surface that is cooler than the area around it.
An object bigger than an asteroid orbiting a star. Our solar system has nine.
A group of stars that make a shape (they look like connect-the-dots) - usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and things.
Farthest planet from the sun
Any celestial body that is visible at night.
299,792,458 meters/second
Another name for embryonic star cloud-- it is a cloud of dust and gas in space in which a star is born.
The path followed by an object in space as it moves around another object. (Same as 23 across)
Nonluminous (not emitting light or visible) material that cannot be seen in the sky. This is one of the most mysterious things in the universe. Scientists think that it occurs everywhere but they don't yet know exactly what it is made of.
The natural force of attraction that pulls objects together - this is also what keeps our feet on the ground (and would make something land on Burnett Avenue if you dropped it out your bedroom window-- Don't try that!)
The remains of a white dwarf after it cools. (Hint: it's the opposite color.)
Closest plant to the sun
A hole formed by a meteorite hitting the surface of a planet or a moon. (Hint:You might find an alligator in this later).
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one year (about 9.5 trillion km/6 trillion miles.)
Verticales
Something having to do with the sun.
A meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere, heats up, and looks like a brief streak of fire in the sky.
Seventh planet from the sun
Largest planet in our solar system
Planet that has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
An instrument that can make faraway things appear closer.
The layer of gases surrounding the earth that has gravity strong enough to prevent the gases from escaping into space.
The air all around Earth. (Same as 13 Down)
Planet that has a prominent ring system that consists of nine continuous main rings and three discontinuous arcs and that is composed mostly of ice particles.
A body that revolves around a larger body. The moon is a ____ of Earth.
The 'remains' of a star after it has collapsed. It is white looking (because it's so hot) and is extremely dense.
The study of everything that is or was in space beyond the Earth's atmosphere. It is the oldest science, dating back thousands of years to when people noticed objects in the sky overhead and watched how they moved.
A giant snowball of ice and dust that revolves around the Sun. (Hint: Haley's is one.)
A theory that says that the universe began with a super-powerful explosion.
A scientist who makes observations and studies planets, stars, galaxies any anything else in space.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Hint: check the initials.)
What Elijah might become some day-- a person who travels in space. The word, comes from the Greek words meaning "space sailor."
The colors you see when white light is split apart. The order of colors is : violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. A rainbow is a natural one of these .
Example of a dwarf planet.
All the matter and energy out there - this includes the Earth, galaxies, solar systems, you, your Zeyde, and everything else.
When one celestial body cuts off the light of another -- like when the moon covers the Sun for a brief moment.
Planet where Galit Goldberg and her family live.