Minor Bodies of the Solar System

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
s t e e
Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
2.
m o
Natural satellite that orbits the Earth
3.
a r
Female equine animal
4.
t e r
A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
5.
p n k
6.
b b p c e
7.
u n r r o
8.
e e o r e
Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a ___ that has reached the earth's surface (plural)
9.
u t
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
10.
a s i s
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (plural)
11.
m e t
12.
a f o w
13.
p t i c a l i
14.
a g e
15.
p e e
16.
e i s
One celestial body obscures another
17.
o l a r p e
18.
l u a e l e
19.
a s
A distinct state of matter in a system
20.
r i t
Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
21.
o t a t
A transformation in which the coordinate axes are ___ by a fixed angle about the origin
22.
s w s
Shade within clear boundaries (plural)
23.
m a
24.
r e
The central part of the Earth