Astronomy
Across
- 2. the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System
- 3. The large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
- 5. the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our solar system.
- 9. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- 11. 11
- 12. the second planet from the Sun, and our closest planetary neighbor.
- 14. the planet on which we live
Down
- 1. the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun
- 3. Contains hundreds of billions of stars like our sun.
- 4. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- 6. The fourth planet from the Sun
- 7. A small, icy object that orbits the sun and has a long "tail" of gas
- 8. Any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources.
- 10. A large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon
- 13. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.