Astronomy Crossword Name______________

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Across
  1. 4. When a celestial body casts a shadow onto another celestial body.
  2. 5. Planet third in order from the Sun; Contains life.
  3. 8. Have two tails:Dust and Ion; Have very elliptical orbits; Located in the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
  4. 9. The curved path around an object by gravity; Usually elliptical.
  5. 10. Planets that are solid (made of rock).
  6. 13. A celestial body of large mass that revolves the Sun in elliptical orbits.
  7. 14. A celestial body that orbits a planet.
Down
  1. 1. A self-luminous body that has a fixed position in the night sky.
  2. 2. An orbit is also called a __________.
  3. 3. A mass of stone or metal that has reached the Earth's surface.
  4. 6. Comets are made up of ____ & Rock.
  5. 7. A mass of rock; Most located between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. 11. The act of spinning by a celestial body on its axis.
  7. 12. Gas ______ are planets that are composed mainly of gas.