Solar System and Space Gr 8

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Across
  1. 6. the sliver of moon that we see on the left side
  2. 10. the solstice when Earth's axis points directly toward the sun
  3. 11. planets follow an orbit to ______ around the sun
  4. 12. the greater the total ____ of 2 objects, the greater the gravitational pull is
  5. 13. the sun rises in the _________
  6. 16. the sun is blocked by the moon
  7. 17. when earth, sun, and moon spin on their own axes, they are _______
  8. 18. this is the solar system's only star
  9. 19. includes the sun and all objects that travel around it
Down
  1. 1. a small body of rock and metal that orbits the sun
  2. 2. made up of dust, frozen water and frozen gases and orbit stars
  3. 3. the earth points away from the sun in this season
  4. 4. pieces of asteroids and moons that burn up when entering earth's atmosphere
  5. 5. the phase of the moon when we see a sliver on the right side
  6. 7. the moon changes appearance over the month and these changes are called _____
  7. 8. the moon is blocked from the sun by the Earth
  8. 9. the force that pulls objects toward each other
  9. 12. this is the galaxy we live in
  10. 14. these bodies orbit planets
  11. 15. there are ________ phases of the moon