AQA Physics Space

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Across
  1. 2. clouds of dust and gas in space
  2. 5. closest planet to the sun
  3. 7. planet famous for its rings
  4. 10. object that orbits a planet, can be natural or artificial
  5. 11. first thing formed when a small/medium star 'dies'
  6. 12. object in space made of ice, it's tail points away from the sun
  7. 14. name for a star that's 'alive' our sun is currently in this
  8. 15. CMBR is short for this, left over from the big bang
  9. 17. name for light from stars being stretched out as the move away
  10. 18. round object that orbits a star, big enough to have its own gravity
Down
  1. 1. formed from large stars that have died
  2. 3. forms from a red giant that has cooled down
  3. 4. satellite that orbits above the same point of the Earth
  4. 6. area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
  5. 8. small rocky object, mostly found inbetween Mars and Jupiter
  6. 9. ball of gas earliest step of making a star
  7. 13. largest planet
  8. 16. satellite that orbits the poles