Astronomy CMA Review

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Across
  1. 6. Nebular Theory – Idea that the Sun and planets formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust.
  2. 8. Period – The time it takes an object to complete one full orbit.
  3. 10. – The path an object takes as it moves around another object.
  4. 11. – A giant ball of glowing gases undergoing nuclear fusion.
  5. 12. – Earth spinning on its axis.
  6. 13. – A giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born.
  7. 14. Giants (Jovian Planets) – Large, gaseous planets like Jupiter and Saturn.
  8. 16. System – The Sun and all objects bound to it by gravity.
  9. 17. – The nearest star to Earth.
Down
  1. 1. – Earth orbiting around the Sun.
  2. 2. – Process where plants use sunlight to make food.
  3. 3. – Force that pulls objects toward each other.
  4. 4. – The 23.5° angle of Earth’s axis that creates seasons.
  5. 5. – The center of mass where two bodies orbit each other.
  6. 7. Body – Any natural object in space, like stars and planets.
  7. 9. Planets – Rocky, small planets like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  8. 15. – The imaginary line Earth rotates around