Astronomy Vocab Crossword Puzzles

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Across
  1. 1. The smallest planet, also closest to the sun
  2. 4. Occurs whenever the Moon passes behind Earth in relation to the sun
  3. 6. A system of many many stars, with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  4. 8. An object in space whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape
  5. 10. Third planet from the sun
  6. 11. A study of the objects in space like moons and stars
  7. 12. A very large star, much larger then the sun
  8. 14. A natural object that orbits a planet
  9. 15. The partial or total blocking of one object by another
  10. 16. The attractive force between two objects; the strength of the force can differ depending on mass and distance
Down
  1. 2. A round pit on the moons surface
  2. 3. The galaxy that contains our Solar system
  3. 5. The distance that light travels in on year
  4. 7. A pattern of stars in the sky
  5. 8. The presumed final stage of a white dwarf
  6. 9. A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
  7. 13. A small rocky body orbiting the sun