In Space

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. State of matter that fills any space, like air (3)
  2. 4. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth (7)
  3. 6. Mountain that erupts with lava (7)
  4. 8. A reusable ___ with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere (12)
  5. 10. An organization of ___ in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work (7)
  6. 12. The planet we live on (5)
  7. 13. The color of the sky on a clear day (4)
  8. 14. Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a ___ that has reached the earth's surface (9)
  9. 15. Any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine (plural) (7)

Down

  1. 1. A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano (6)
  2. 3. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft (9)
  3. 5. A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun (5)
  4. 7. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  5. 9. Natural satellite that orbits the Earth (plural) (5)
  6. 11. A giant planet with a ring of ice particles (7)