Year 5 Space Revision

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Across
  1. 2. Earth is the _____ closest planet to the Sun
  2. 5. How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
  3. 7. Jupiter is famous for its 'Great _____ _____ '
  4. 8. Ours is called the Milky Way and is made from hundreds of thousands of millions of stars
  5. 10. We have one of these every 4 years
  6. 12. It takes ______ minutes for the Sun's light to reach the Earth (in words)
  7. 13. This is the second closest planet to the Sun
  8. 15. The name for the invisible line that runs through the Earth from top to bottom through the middle
  9. 17. The sun rises in the _____
  10. 20. When the Sun is shining on the Earth, we call this _____ time
  11. 21. Between Mars and Jupiter there is an ______ _____
  12. 23. The name for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun
  13. 25. The Earth's axis is __________
  14. 27. Pluto was famously demoted to a _______ planet
  15. 32. This is how many days it takes the moon to orbit the Earth
  16. 34. This is the name for the invisible line that goes all the way around the middle of the Earth
  17. 35. Saturn is famous for its ______
Down
  1. 1. When the Earth is in shadow we call this _____ time
  2. 2. How many days does it take the Earth to go around the Sun? (Written as words)
  3. 3. This planet is nicknamed 'The Red Planet'
  4. 4. When the moon passes in between the Sun and the Earth and the Su's light is blocked we call this a ____ _______
  5. 6. When the moon passes behind the Earth and into the Earth's shadow we call this a ______ _______
  6. 9. This is the force that pulls us towards the Earth
  7. 11. When the Earth goes around the Sun once, we call that 'one _____ '
  8. 14. When light is blocked by an object, a ______ is created
  9. 16. The Sun is a ______
  10. 18. The 4 inner planets are known as the _____ planets because they are solid
  11. 19. We can see pictures of planets, stars and galaxies because we use these things to take pictures
  12. 22. When the moon orbits the Earth once we call this one ________
  13. 24. This is the time when the Sun is highest in the sky
  14. 26. The sun sets in the _____
  15. 28. This planet is know as Earth's 'sister' planet
  16. 29. This is the furthest planet from the Sun
  17. 30. Jupiter has a giant ______ on its surface
  18. 31. This is the smallest planet in the solar system
  19. 33. This is the force that holds all the planets in orbit around the Sun