Solar system
Across
- 2. The force that keeps planets in orbit
- 4. way, Earth's Galaxy
- 6. A celestial object made up of ice, dust, rock, and frozen gases that orbits the Sun
- 8. The total number of planets in the solar system
- 9. The largest planet in the solar system
- 10. Either of the two moments in the year when the Sun's apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth's Equator
- 12. A season
- 16. A total of 356.25 days
- 17. This occurs in a 24-hour period
- 19. The planet called Gas giant known for its rings
Down
- 1. The scientists who specialize in observing, researching, and understanding phenomena occurring in outer space
- 3. Usually the coldest time of the year
- 5. A small rocky or metallic body that enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space
- 7. The path planets travel
- 11. Third planet from the sun
- 12. The star at the center of the solar system
- 13. phenomena that results in the seasons
- 14. year, This occurs every four years
- 15. The imaginary line that earth spins
- 18. The time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, which determines the longest day or night is