Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. a rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun
  2. 4. a mixture of ice, gas, rock and dust that orbits the Sun
  3. 8. a pattern formed by stars in the night sky
  4. 11. the tendency of an object to move in a straight line
  5. 13. an exploding star
  6. 15. any object that orbits a larger object
  7. 17. when high tide is lower than normal
  8. 18. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  9. 20. a meteor that strikes Earth's surface
  10. 21. a sphere of hot gas that gives off light & heat
Down
  1. 1. the nearly circular path an object travels around a larger object
  2. 2. a complete pass around the sun
  3. 5. The closest planet to the sun
  4. 6. the planet we live on
  5. 7. an object with powerful gravity nothing can escape
  6. 9. The distance light travels in a year
  7. 10. the apparent shape of the moon in the sky
  8. 12. a complete spin on Earth's axis
  9. 13. when high tide is higher than normal
  10. 14. The largest planet
  11. 16. a regular rise and fall of water
  12. 19. a huge cloud of gas and dust where a star forms