Across
- 3. Always toward the center of Earth
- 4. the planet on which we live
- 6. something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- 7. to move in a regular path around something
- 9. information that supports an answer to a question
- 10. The opposite of down
- 12. the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching
- 15. a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
- 17. an attempt to find out about something
- 18. the only star in our solar system
- 19. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
Down
- 1. a description of how something works or why something happens
- 2. the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- 5. an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
- 8. a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- 11. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 13. Earth spins on its _______
- 14. observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- 16. the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
