Science vocabulary Crossword

Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system
a small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light
A Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit
The four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter, which were discovered by Galileo Galilei: Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa
the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
the whole mass of air surrounding a planet
to move around another object along a circular path
The path of an object around a point in space
To spin on an axis; the spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur
Composition of outer planets whose atmosphere is made of gases
relating to the land
The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun
A vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside Earth's atmosphere
a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for manned operations in space.
An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to Earth
A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the Moon and Mars)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the American governmental agency dedicated to space exploration