Astronomy

2. A sphere of plasma held together by it's own gravity that produces light. The nearest to earth is the Sun
5. The series of weather patterns caused by the tilt of the earth towards or away from the sun at a particular time in a year
6. the collection of the planets and smaller objects orbit the sun.
8. The only object in the Universe known to harbor life, formed 4 billion years ago
9. The largest planet in our solar system
10. A gas giant,composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It is the coldest planet in our solar system.
13. The time when the moon is between the sun and the earth.
15. The Maori name for a dwarf planet that was considered the 9th planet from the sun until 2006.
16. The farthest planet from the sun.
19. The path a planet takes around the sun
20. The period of time in which the sun can be seen from a point on Earth
21. The astronomical body that orbits planet Earth
22. Our nearest star

1. The fourth planet from the Sun, scientists are figuring out ways to inhabit it.
3. Maori for "eyes of god"
4. A group of stars that form a particular shape in the sky
7. The smallest and innermost planet in our Solar System
11. The period of time in which the sun can not be seen from a point on Earth
12. A body of mass that has it's own gravity and orbits the sun
14. the Maori name for the sixth planet from the sun
17. The rising and falling of coastal sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon
18. The Maori name for the second planet from the sun.