Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
  2. 5. The distance across a circle from one side to the other, passing through the center
  3. 7. A famous constellation that is often called "The Hunter."
  4. 8. A constellation named after a flying horse in Greek mythology
  5. 10. Force The attraction between two objects due to their mass
  6. 12. System The Sun and all the planets that move around it
  7. 13. A scientist who studies stars and planets
  8. 16. A constellation that looks like a lion and is visible in the spring
  9. 18. To imagine or picture something in your mind
Down
  1. 1. A group of stars that forms a shape or picture in the sky
  2. 2. Facts or information that help prove something is true
  3. 3. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like how Earth pulls us down
  4. 5. The direction towards the ground or floor
  5. 6. The spinning of an object around its own axis, like how Earth spins to create day and night
  6. 8. A design or arrangement that repeats
  7. 9. A bright object in the sky that shines at night
  8. 11. A small version or example used to show how something works
  9. 14. The big, bright star that gives us light and warmth during the day
  10. 15. The complete journey an object makes around another object, like Earth around the Sun
  11. 17. A constellation that represents a sea monster in Greek mythology
  12. 19. The direction opposite of down; where the sky is