Astronomy Vocab by Hunter C.

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Across
  1. 3. the outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, also emits light but is only visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
  2. 4. Space rocks that strike the surface of a moon or planet.
  3. 5. chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet’s atmosphere.
  4. 7. Tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
  5. 8. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun
  6. 9. Space rocks smaller than an asteroid floating randomly in space.
Down
  1. 1. Tool that uses convex lenses to bend and focus light rays to produce images of objects in space.
  2. 2. Tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
  3. 6. the visible surface of the Sun that emits the light that we see. It is the lowest layer of the Sun’s atmosphere.
  4. 9. The spiral galaxy in which you live.