Science 9 - Space - Early views and our solar system
Across
- 3. An astronomical tool that measured nighttime hours
- 4. Created when large stars explode. Not even light can escape it's gravity
- 6. When a massive star explodes it is called a ______
- 10. The model of our solar system where the sun is the center
- 11. A glowing ball of burning hydrogen gas and plasma
- 13. Kepler realized that planets have _____ orbits
- 16. A space rock that has no specific orbit
- 17. A telescope that uses lenses is a _____ telescope
- 18. a cloud of dust and gas where stars are born
- 19. A large space rock found between the inner and outer planets
Down
- 1. A space rock that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
- 2. The early model of the solar system where earth was believed to be the center
- 3. A space rock that has hit the earth
- 5. An astronomical tool that measured time during the day
- 7. When a smaller star dies it turns into this object
- 8. A telescope that uses mirrors is a _____ telescope
- 9. The planets made mostly of gases are called _______ planets
- 12. When a star begins to swell and expand is called a _____
- 14. The planets closest to the sun are called _______ planets
- 15. An object made of ice and rock that has a tail