Chapter 8 science crossword

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Across
  1. 2. oval shaped.
  2. 5. a complete orbit of the sun.
  3. 10. large planets e.g. Jupiter
  4. 11. relating to the sky or to space.
  5. 12. when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth.
  6. 13. different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth.
  7. 15. the galaxy in which our solar system is located.
Down
  1. 1. sun is in the center.
  2. 3. meteor big enough to hit the ground.
  3. 4. a ball of ice, dust and rocks that orbits the Sun.
  4. 6. the total or particles obscuring of one celestial body by another.
  5. 7. full, dark shadow of eclipse.
  6. 8. the time it takes for a planet to rotate once completely on its axis.
  7. 9. a scientist who studies stars, planets and other celestial objects.
  8. 14. imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south.