Gravity in Our Solar System

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