Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The length of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
  2. 6. A scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other objects in the sky
  3. 8. A huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  4. 9. Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
  5. 11. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. 13. An attempt to find out about something
  7. 15. A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky as seen from Earth
  8. 16. When one object moves around another object in a path
  9. 17. An invisible force that pulls all objects to Earth's center
Down
  1. 1. A period of 24 hours and includes daytime and nighttime
  2. 2. The planet we live on
  3. 3. Information that supports an answer to a question
  4. 5. A description of how something works or why something happens
  5. 7. Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
  6. 8. The only star in our solar system
  7. 10. When an object spins in place or on an axis
  8. 12. To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
  9. 14. system The sun, planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that revolve around the sun