Universe crossword
Across
- 4. particle with a negative charge
- 6. balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements held together by gravity
- 8. of space and time and the matter and energy they contain
- 9. by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one. The process releases massive amounts of energy called a photon
- 10. of matter consisting of charged particles. The charged particles are positive ions and free electrons
- 13. cloud of concentrated gas and dust in space
- 15. Planet
- 16. particle with a positive charge
- 17. of light and heat emitted from a nuclear fusion reaction
- 19. Milky Way is the galaxy where our solar system is found
Down
- 1. be spherical, orbit the sun, and have cleared objects out of its orbital path
- 2. giant
- 3. Giant
- 5. Way
- 7. Fusion
- 10. particle with no charge
- 11. solid rocky cores surrounded by a thick layer of water, ammonia, and methane.
- 12. force between objects that have mass
- 14. planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Consist of swirling gases above a solid core
- 18. of billions of stars brought together by gravity