Fun vocab puzzle
Across
- 1. system: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- 5. only star in our solar system
- 6. a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights
- 7. an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
- 8. the pull between Earth and other objects which acts without even touching
- 11. a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
Down
- 2. an objects orbital motion around another object
- 3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 4. the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis
- 9. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- 10. the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time