Across
- 5. the force that keeps planets orbiting the Sun rather than flying through space
- 6. the area on Earth where, during an eclipse, the Sun's light is completely blocked out by the Moon, and we can only see the Sun as a halo of light behind the Moon
- 8. a star system in which a dimmer star revolves around a brighter star, causing it to appear to blinking from Earth
- 9. a space object made of metal and rock that orbits the Sun (not a planet) and may be speckled with craters
Down
- 1. tides caused by the Moon and Sun being in line with each other, thus pulling ocean water in extreme directions, causing very high or very low tides
- 2. an eclipse in which the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the Sun's light from the Moon
- 3. atoms found in a star that eventually combine to form carbon
- 4. atoms found in a nebula that eventually combine to form helium
- 7. a cloud of matter in space that eventually forms a star
- 10. an eclipse during which the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth during the day, causing the light to be blocked out
- 11. the force that keeps planets orbiting the Sun rather than getting sucked into the Sun