Gravity in Our Solar System
Across
- 3. force that pulls two objects towards each other.
- 5. Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system.
- 6. The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
- 7. Small meteoroid that burns upon entry of Earth's atmosphere.
- 9. Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the moon.
- 12. A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- 14. Something that orbits around another object.
Down
- 1. the force of attraction that pulls objects toward each other.
- 2. A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
- 4. The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the sun.
- 8. A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside of Earth's atmosphere.
- 10. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun.
- 11. A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.
- 13. The amount of matter in an object.