Across
- 3. The large explosion at the end of a large star's life. It distributes most of the elements formed in the star across space
- 7. The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun once
- 8. Rocky objects that orbit the Sun and vary in size from 1km to around 1000km
- 10. This type of reaction happens between nuclei within a star - this is how elements are formed
- 11. The beginning of a star's life - a cloud of dust and gas
- 13. Nebulae are mostly made up of this
- 14. When less than half of the illuminated part of the moon is visible
Down
- 1. Depending on the mass at the start of the star's life, a supernova will form either a neutron star or a _____ ____
- 2. The moon doesn't produce its own light - it _____ light from the Sun
- 4. When the moon is not easily seen in the sky because the light from the Sun lands on the side of the moon which is facing away from the Earth
- 5. In a main sequence star, hydrogen nuclei fuse together to form _____ nuclei
- 6. A force that pulls us all down towards Earth
- 9. The time it takes for the Earth to do one full spin on its axis
- 12. Icy objects that orbit the Sun at very large distances. They can make their way into the inner solar system, where the Sun starts to melt them, producing a large tail made of gases and dust