The Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. a huge ball of gas that gives out light and heat
  2. 3. a theory that an explosion created space and sent material flying out in all directions
  3. 5. the point when the Earth is farthest from the Sun
  4. 6. a rocky, irregular-shaped body that orbits the sun between Mars & Jupiter
  5. 9. the point in orbit when the Earth is closest to the Sun
  6. 10. the type of eclipse when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon
Down
  1. 1. a smaller spherical planet that orbits around the sun
  2. 2. the type of eclipse when the Moon is located between the Sun and the Earth
  3. 4. a huge collection of stars and other matter, gas, and cosmic dust
  4. 7. a collection of matter gathered in certain areas that form groups of galaxies
  5. 8. similar in size to an asteroid but are made up of a mix of rock and ice