The solar system
Across
- 2. planet- is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals the terrestrials are Venus, mercury, mars, earth
- 5. pull- the attraction between objects due to the invisible force of gravity the gravitational pull from the moon is primarily responsible for the tides from the earth
- 6. large and small rocks or metallic orbiting the sun made up of materials similar to that which formed the planets
- 8. a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
- 9. the luminous star around which earth and the other planets revolve composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
Down
- 1. the force that causes objects with mass to attract on another
- 3. system- the sun and the group of planets and the other celestial bodies are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve it
- 4. any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system
- 5. giants- a large of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- 7. a celestial body that revolves around a planet