Solar System Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. a small planet-like body of rock that orbits a star
  2. 5. a system of objects that revolve around a star
  3. 6. to move around another object along a circular path, as in an orbit
  4. 11. electromagnetic energy
  5. 12. the study of the properties and behavior of bodies in outer space
  6. 14. a large circular mass that revolves around a star
  7. 16. a specific point in space
  8. 18. the large, empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter
Down
  1. 1. a body in outer space that orbits a planet; a natural satellite
  2. 2. the second planet from the sun
  3. 4. a small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun
  4. 7. a person who travels outside Earth's atmosphere; a person who travels into space
  5. 8. 3rd planet from the sun/where we live
  6. 9. layers of gas that surround a planet
  7. 10. turning around on an axis; spinning
  8. 13. any star around which planets revolve
  9. 15. an interstellar cloud made up of hydrogen gas, plasma, helium gas, and dust
  10. 17. the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object