The Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. A small object that orbits a larger object in space
  2. 5. The Earth is divided into two North and South _____________.
  3. 6. The North and South poles are colder because they receive less solar __________ than regions surrounding the equator.
  4. 11. The actual shape of the Earth, due to swelling around the equator caused from the strong outward force of the Earth's rotation (2 words).
  5. 13. The large round object that circles the Earth and shines at night by reflecting light from the Sun. It is a natural satellite.
Down
  1. 1. The scientific name for a "shooting star", or a chunk of rock or metal from space that falls through the atmosphere.
  2. 2. The 23.5 degree _____ of the Earth's axis as it rotates around the Sun, causing the seasons.
  3. 4. The planets move in an ____________ orbit around the Sun.
  4. 7. Small, rocky bodies that orbit (travel around) the sun.
  5. 8. A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another object.
  6. 9. An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.
  7. 10. "Cosmic snowballs" made of ice, dust, and rock that orbit the sun.
  8. 12. Our solar system's star, the _____.