Across
- 2. Shape of the Moon from the Earth when it is in different positions reflecting different amounts of light from the sun.
- 7. Planets that orbit a star outside of our Solar System.
- 8. The time it takes for a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis.
- 10. A moon in orbit around a planet.
- 13. A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky.
- 15. A model of the Solar System with the Sun at the centre.
- 16. The length of time a planet takes to orbit a star.
- 17. The imaginary line which a planet spins on.
Down
- 1. The distance light travels in a year.
- 3. Changes in temperature during the year as the Earth orbits the Sun
- 4. Path taken by one object moving around another larger object.
- 5. Collection of stars held together by gravity.
- 6. A model of the Solar System with the Earth at the centre.
- 9. A manmade spacecraft.
- 11. Lump of rock orbiting the Sun left over from when the Solar System was formed.
- 12. Any large body that orbits a star in a Solar System.
- 14. The Sun and the planets and other bodies in orbit around it.