Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  2. 4. giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  3. 9. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  4. 10. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  5. 11. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  6. 13. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. 14. planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  8. 15. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  9. 17. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
Down
  1. 1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. 2. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  3. 4. force of attraction between objects
  4. 5. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. 6. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  6. 7. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  7. 8. path of one object in space around another
  8. 12. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  9. 15. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
  10. 16. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe