THE UNIVERSE

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Across
  1. 2. Eclipse that happens when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon
  2. 4. The movement of the Earth around the sun that lasts 365 day or one year on the Earth
  3. 8. The point when the Earth is farthest from the sun and occurs during the summer
  4. 9. The point when the Earth is closest to the sun and occurs during the winter
  5. 10. It is estimated there are 100 billion galaxies, when they are grouped together they a . . .
  6. 13. A collection of stars and other matter, gas, and dust which are traveling in space
  7. 14. Spherical celestial bodies made up of incandescent gas that emit light
Down
  1. 1. The 5th (fifth) and largest planet in our solar system
  2. 3. The Earth turns counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise) on an imaginary axis and takes 24 hours
  3. 5. Another word to describe a moon that orbits a planet but does not produce light
  4. 6. An explosion created around 13.700 million years ago which created space
  5. 7. A gigantic space thought of as all existing matter, energy, and time
  6. 11. The distance which ________ travels in one year and is used for measuring distance within the Solar System
  7. 12. Eclipse that occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth