Astronomy

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Across
  1. 2. A natural object that orbits a planet
  2. 6. Known for its rings
  3. 9. A model of the solar system with Earth at the center
  4. 13. Second planet from the Sun. Cloud covered and very bright
  5. 14. A medium sized star at the center of our solar system
  6. 16. A body that orbits a planet
  7. 20. The movement of one object around another
  8. 21. Closest to the Sun. Small rocky planet with craters
  9. 23. The measure of the amount of matter in an abject
  10. 24. The spinning of Earth around its axis
  11. 25. All of space and everything in it
  12. 26. An imaginary line through the center of the Earth. From North pole to South pole
  13. 27. Windy planet
  14. 29. The force of gravity on an object
  15. 31. The rise and fall of ocean water that occur approximately every 12.5 hours
  16. 34. Day and night are about 12 hours long each
  17. 35. An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its orbit of debris
Down
  1. 1. The day of the year when the Sun is farthest north or south
  2. 3. Spherical object that orbits a star
  3. 4. Coldest planet
  4. 5. Massive, self-luminous body of gas
  5. 7. A ball of dust and ice that develops a tail as it passes the Sun
  6. 8. A pattern or group of stars that represents a figure
  7. 10. A curved path that a celestial body takes
  8. 11. Gas giant. Largest planet
  9. 12. Develops the Heliocentric Model
  10. 15. A force that makes objects pull toward each other
  11. 17. The pale blue dot
  12. 18. Includes the Sun, the planets, their moons, and everything else that revolves around the Sun
  13. 19. A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center
  14. 22. 4th planet from the Sun. Red planet
  15. 28. Earth has seasons because its axis is _____________
  16. 30. A system of dust, gas, and many millions of start
  17. 32. A giant ball of superheated gas or plasma
  18. 33. A small piece of rock or ice burning in Earth’s atmosphere