Across
- 2. oval shaped.
- 5. a complete orbit of the sun.
- 10. large planets e.g. Jupiter
- 11. relating to the sky or to space.
- 12. when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth.
- 13. different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth.
- 15. the galaxy in which our solar system is located.
Down
- 1. sun is in the center.
- 3. meteor big enough to hit the ground.
- 4. a ball of ice, dust and rocks that orbits the Sun.
- 6. the total or particles obscuring of one celestial body by another.
- 7. full, dark shadow of eclipse.
- 8. the time it takes for a planet to rotate once completely on its axis.
- 9. a scientist who studies stars, planets and other celestial objects.
- 14. imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south.