sky science - by safiya
Across
- 3. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun together with asteroids, meteorites, and comets.
- 5. the lit part of the moon is getting smaller.
- 8. chunk of rock and metal in outer space that orbit the sun.
- 9. less than half of the moon.
- 10. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- 11. more then half of the moon is lit.
- 13. the movement of one object around another object.
Down
- 1. the spinning of an object on an axis.
- 2. earth's natural satellite.
- 4. the earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon.
- 6. a smaller celestial body that made from dust, ice, and small rocky particles.
- 7. the lit part of the moon is getting bigger.
- 12. a medium size star that is at the center of our solar system and provides us with sunlight and heat.