Astronomy unit vocab
Across
- 3. may have either a terrestrial/rocky surface or a gaseous surface.
- 5. unit of measurement used to measure the distance to stars and galaxies in space. The distance in one light year is equal to the distance light travels in one year.
- 6. made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes
- 8. Most are rocky bodies that orbit in a region in the solar system known as the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
- 10. chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet's atmosphere
Down
- 1. Tool that uses convex lenses to bend and focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
- 2. The galaxy in which you live
- 4. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun
- 7. Tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
- 9. studied in relation to the planet they orbit