Astronomy
Across
- 5. The sun is several_______years old.
- 6. The stars _____determines its color
- 8. ____stars are the coolest
- 10. Astronomers measure distance to the planets using _____ Units.
- 12. When a meteoroid passes through the Earth's surface it because a _____.
- 15. A piece of a meteor that lands on Earth is called a _______.
- 16. The sun is ______sized.
- 17. This holds the planets in place.
- 18. IIt takes eight _________for light to reach Earth
- 19. A _____is a ball of ice, dust, and gases that travels through space and orbits the sun.
Down
- 1. ______stars are the hottest.
- 2. Stars in a ______are far apart.
- 3. The _____has the greatest effect on the tides.
- 4. A ____is the distance between the stars.
- 7. The sun is a ____.
- 9. The sun is a ______star.
- 10. An _____is like a small planet in that it is rocky and orbits the sun
- 11. A _______forms when asteroids break up.
- 13. The stars in a _______are fairly close together.
- 14. Planets _____the light from the sun