Across
- 3. curved path in space that is followed by an object going around and around a planet, moon, or star
- 4. a piece of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, often as a streak of light
- 7. all of space and everything in it
- 9. a single turn around an axis
- 10. a star (sun) and the objects that orbit around it
- 11. rocky remnants orbiting the sun made of rock and/or metal
- 14. a collection of stars and planets and everything in it
- 16. a single journey along an orbital path
- 17. an imaginary line about which a body (Earth) rotates
- 18. the study of stars, planets, and space
Down
- 1. a large hole in the ground of a planet or the moon, caused by something hitting it (a meteorite)
- 2. summer solstice is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight, and the winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight
- 5. one of the two days in the year when day and night are of equal length
- 6. a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth
- 8. a group of stars in the sky that create a picture in the night sky
- 12. on Earth, seasons result from Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun resulting in the change of the weather and amount of daylight
- 13. a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky at night
- 15. are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust, with a long tail that travel the Sun