Space vocab

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Across
  1. 1. a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  2. 3. an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
  3. 6. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
  4. 8. the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
  5. 9. the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts without even touching
  6. 10. the only star in our solar system the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
Down
  1. 2. an object’s orbital motion AROUND another object (think of the game Duck, Duck, Goose)
  2. 4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  3. 5. a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
  4. 7. the spin, or circular movement, of an object on an axis (think of a top spinning)