Across
- 2. the sun and all of the planets, asteroids, comets, etc. that move around it
- 7. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteroid in earths atmosphere
- 8. the blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth
- 9. the movement of an object around another object
- 11. the part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part
- 12. a natural object that revolves around another object in space
- 13. getting larger, stronger,fuller,etc.
- 14. a chunk of rock or dust in space
Down
- 1. the two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees south or 23.5 degrees north
- 3. the daily rise and fall of earths water on shore
- 4. the darkest part of a shadow
- 5. a meteoroid that has hit earths surface
- 6. an unmanned spacecraft sent out to investigate planets and other objects in outer space
- 9. the spinning motion of a planet around its axis
- 10. getting smaller, weaker, dimmer, etc.