Earth Science Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a natural object that orbits a planet
  2. 5. third planet from the sun
  3. 7. a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
  4. 9. the presumes final stage of a white dwarf
  5. 10. a very large star, much larger then the sun
  6. 11. the distance that light travels in one year
  7. 13. occurs when the moon passes behind Earth in relation to the sun
  8. 14. The galaxy that contains our Solar System
  9. 15. The study of the moon,stars and other objects in space
  10. 16. The attractive force between two objects
Down
  1. 1. A pattern of stars in the sky
  2. 3. An object an space whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape
  3. 4. A small rocky body orbiting the sun
  4. 5. the partial or total blocking of one object by another
  5. 6. a round pit on the moons surface
  6. 8. smallest planet closest, to the sun
  7. 12. a system of million or billions of stars held together by gravitational attraction