Across
- 3. the Sun and all of the objects that move around it
- 4. a star composed of gases; provides Earth with most of its light and heat energy
- 7. the spinning of a planet, Moon, or other object on its axis
- 8. a large object that orbits a star; the Earth (a planet) orbits the Sun (star)
Down
- 1. the path that one object in space takes around another object in space
- 2. one complete circle made by a planet or satellite around another object
- 5. imaginary line about which an object rotates
- 6. a natural object that orbits a planet; Earth’s Moon is the only natural satellite and Earth’s nearest neighbor in space