Space Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. any object that orbits around another object in space
  2. 4. the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  3. 5. the force that pulls objects toward each other
  4. 8. a device expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction
  5. 9. Zone the outermost layer of the sun's interior
  6. 10. Fusion the process by which hydrogen atoms join together in the sun's core to form helium
  7. 15. the inner layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off its visible light
  8. 17. a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hit Earth's surface
  9. 18. the partial or total blocking one object in space by another
  10. 20. a chunk of rock or dust in space
  11. 21. the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere
  12. 22. Zone a region of very tightly packed gas in the sun's interior where energy is transferred mainly in the form of light
  13. 23. a dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases
  14. 25. an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular
  15. 27. Cloud a spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system
Down
  1. 1. the study of stars, moons, and other space objects
  2. 3. the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
  3. 4. the movement of an object around another object
  4. 6. the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere
  5. 7. the central region of the sun, nuclear fusion takes place
  6. 11. Belt the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found
  7. 12. Belt a doughnut-shaped region that stretches from beyond Neptune's orbit to about 100 times Earth's distance from the sun
  8. 13. rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets
  9. 14. Effect the trapping of heat by the planet's atmosphere
  10. 16. a huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions
  11. 17. a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
  12. 19. a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, typically with long, narrow orbit
  13. 24. the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  14. 26. Flare an eruption of gas from the sun's surface that occurs when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect