Across
- 3. the solid inner core of a comet
- 9. an imaginary pattern of stars in the sky
- 10. the fuzzy outlayer of a comet
- 12. a spherical region that surrounds the solar system
- 13. the brightness of a star as seen fom earth
Down
- 1. an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular, the shape of the planet's orbits
- 2. a unit of measurement equal to earth's average distance from the sun
- 4. a model of the solar system in which earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- 5. a doughnut shaped region that stretches from beyond neptune's orbit to about 100 timeseath's distance from the sun
- 6. a model of the unverse in which earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
- 7. an instrument that seperates light into colors and makes an image of the resulting spectrum
- 8. a natural satellite that revolves around a planet
- 11. a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles , tippically with a long narrow orbit
- 14. the brightness a star would have if it were at standard distance from earth
