EARTH AND SPACE

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Across
  1. 2. , The remains of a meteoroid that reaches Earth’s surface
  2. 3. The shadow cast by Earth or the Moon, causing an astronomical event
  3. 5. The path a planet takes around the Sun
  4. 9. A large rock orbiting the Sun, smaller than a planet
  5. 11. The Sun is one of these
  6. 12. The force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth
Down
  1. 1. A device used to observe distant objects in space
  2. 4. , A natural satellite of Earth
  3. 6. A massive explosion thought to mark the beginning of the universe
  4. 7. A swirling cloud of gas and dust in space
  5. 8. , A bright object with a tail that orbits the Sun
  6. 10. A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity