Across
- 2. something that orbits a planet
- 6. the revolution of a planet around the sun
- 8. an icy body in space with a luminous tail
- 12. the reason things fall down
- 13. a small piece of rock that floats in space
- 14. planets small, rocky planets close to the sun
- 19. a large rock in space that orbits the sun
- 20. a meteoroid that hits earth's surface
- 21. shines on its own like the sun
- 22. giants large planets made of gas
- 23. objects that orbit planets such as the moon
- 24. brightness how bright a star would be if it were the same distance from the earth
Down
- 1. a large body that orbits a star and does not shine on its own
- 3. the circular path followed by planets
- 4. a huge home for stars and planets
- 5. The vast space that contains everything
- 7. a ball of fire that suddenly appears in the sky
- 9. a hot, gaseous body that emits light and heat
- 10. does not emit light; only reflects light
- 11. year a unit that measures distance in space and time
- 15. the rotation of a planet around itself
- 16. system a system that includes the sun and all the planets that orbit it
- 17. a stellar pattern visible in the sky
- 18. cluster a group of stars that appear
