Across
- 2. This planets length of day is most similar to Earths based on the Solar System Data table
- 4. The left over energy from the Big Bang that is found all throughout the universe is called the cosmic _____________ background
- 6. On this planet, one year is equivalent to 84 years on Earth! (based on the Solar System Data table)
- 8. Object that includes everything in space and time
- 9. Using spectral lines, we are able to tell that galaxies are moving away from us. We call this the ___-______ of galaxies
- 12. The universe is 13.8 _______ years old
- 13. Collection of hundreds of billons of stars that are gravitationally bound together
- 17. The closest planet to the Sun based on the Solar System Data table
- 19. The hottest star on the Characteristics of a Star graph
- 20. A massive blue-white star that has temperature of ~10,500 K and is approximately 100,000 brighter than the Sun
- 22. On this planet, a day would last longer than a year! (based on the Solar System Data table)
- 23. The furthest planet from the Sun based on the Solar System Data table
Down
- 1. The only planet that could float in water based on the Solar System Data table
- 3. Rocky object that orbits around a planet
- 4. The factor that determines whether a star will become a giant or a supergiant
- 5. The most dense planet in our solar system based on the Solar System Data table
- 7. The process that creates a stars energy by combining lighter elements to create heavier elements
- 10. Collection of rocky or gassy objects orbiting around one or a couple stars
- 11. Ball of gas and dust that emits light and heat
- 14. The largest planet in our solar system based on the Solar System Data table
- 15. The brighest star on the Characteristics of a Star graph
- 16. The force the pushes the gas in a nebula together to create a ball
- 18. The theory that attempts to explain the formation of our universe is called the ___ _____ theory
- 21. Large object that orbits around a Star