Space Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. type of galaxy that lacks a central nucleus and is brighter in the center
- 4. magnified the telescope by 30 times
- 5. type of galaxy that has a flat, spinning disk with a central nucleus surrounded by spiral arms
- 7. model with the earth in the center of the solar system- Ptolemy
- 10. seventh planet from the sun and spins on its side
- 11. the Greek word the name of our solar system comes from
- 12. all of space, time, and their contents
- 15. name of our galaxy
- 16. a gravitationally bound system of stars, pieces of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter
- 17. contains more than 99.85% of the total mass of the solar system
- 18. the tendency of an object to stay either at rest or in motion along a straight path
Down
- 1. type of galaxy that has an unusual shape, size, or composition.
- 2. model with the sun in the center of the solar system- Copernicus
- 6. fifth planet from the sun and is the largest
- 8. type of galaxy that has no definite shape.
- 9. is a gravitationally bound system of the sun and the objects that orbit it.
- 13. In 1687, argued that the orbit of the moon depended on the same type of force that causes an apple to fall on Earth
- 14. the force that pulls all objects towards each other