ASTRONOMY BATTLE!
Across
- 5. When one celestial body passes through the shadow of another.
- 6. Rocky or gaseous bodies that orbit the sun
- 8. The study of celestial objects and phenomena.
- 10. The path that a celestial body follows as it revolves around another.
- 11. A small, icy body that orbits the Sun.
- 12. The largest planet in our solar system.
- 13. The turning of an object around an axis.
- 14. A natural object that orbits around a planet.
Down
- 1. Small rocky bodies that burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.
- 2. A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern.
- 3. The distance that light travels in one year.
- 4. Collections of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity.
- 7. The hot, glowing sphere of gas that illuminates our solar system.
- 9. Optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
- 10. The outer boundary of the solar system where comets originate.