Grade 9 Space Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. where a thing is in the sky, horizontally
  2. 5. a tool that measures altitude
  3. 7. organic material coated with ice that has an elliptical orbit around the sun
  4. 8. hovering around in an elliptical motion
  5. 10. the path an object follows as it moves through space
  6. 11. where stars are born
  7. 13. measured from 0-90 degrees
  8. 18. a collection of stars
  9. 20. a meteoroid that hit the ground
  10. 21. sun-centered
Down
  1. 1. when an object spins on its own axis
  2. 2. the topic of this unit
  3. 3. the largest planet in the solar system
  4. 4. earth-centered
  5. 6. when stars go KABOOM
  6. 9. these planets have rocky surfaces
  7. 12. a grouping of billions of stars, gas, and dust
  8. 14. when the day and night are about the same length
  9. 15. a large round object that does not give off lgiht
  10. 16. when the sun is farthest North or South from the equator
  11. 17. a hot glowing ball of gas that gives off light
  12. 19. space rocks