Astronomy Crossword
Across
- 6. Particle covered in dust and ice that has a very elongated orbit around the sun
- 9. Earth's Yearly Motion
- 10. Massive collection of stars, dust, and gas
- 11. How elongated an orbit is (measured between 0 and 1)
- 14. Rock planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars
- 16. Proof that our universe continues to expand
- 17. The amount of energy given off by a star aka how bright a star is
- 18. Sun is the center of our solar system
- 19. When Earth is not tilted towards or away from the Sun, comes after winter
- 20. The combination of hydrogen into helium at the core of our Sun
- 22. Cloud of gas the stars come from
Down
- 1. Earth is the center of our solar system
- 2. When Earth is closest to the Sun but Tilted away from the Sun
- 3. The orgin of the universe
- 4. When Earth is furthest from the Sun but tilted towards the Sun
- 5. Gas planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- 7. Earth's Daily Motion
- 8. When the Moon goes in between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun
- 12. When the Earth goes in between the Moon and the Sun casting its shadow onto the Moon
- 13. When a Meteoroid enters an atmosphere and starts breaking down due to friction with the atmosphere
- 15. Particle that orbits the sun and is smaller than a planet
- 21. When the Earth is not tilted towards or away from the Sun, comes after summer