Across
- 2. The rocky object which orbits the earth
- 4. The closest planet to the Sun
- 5. The Earth is tiled on its ____
- 6. The closest galaxy to The Milky Way
- 11. An object which orbits something else
- 12. The period in 24h when the sun is on the same side of the earth as you
- 13. A word which describes the shape of the northern or southern region of the Earth
- 14. The largest star in our solar system
- 16. Objects look smaller as their _________ increases
- 17. This increases or decreases depending on closeness to the sun
- 19. A word to describe objects such as stars, which give off their own light
- 21. Caused by the northern and southern hemispheres pointing towards or away from the sun
Down
- 1. A collection of stars
- 3. The force which pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth
- 7. Used to be classed as a planet, but is now classed as a dwarf planet
- 8. The period in 24h when the sun is on the opposite side of the earth to you
- 9. the length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun fully
- 10. This decreases on planets with weaker gravity and increases on planets with stronger gravity
- 11. The largest type of star
- 15. An objects which allows us to see objects further away than the eye can see
- 18. The fourth planet from the sun
- 20. The seventh planet from the sun