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3. A ____ is an astronomical event that happens two times a year, when the Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the sun.
4. The _____ contains everything that exists, including all energy, matter and space.
5. The sun is composed of many layers of ____.
8. The apparent change in position of an object against a fixed background when viewed from two different lines of sight.
9. An ____ is a darkening of a celestial object due to the position of another celestial object.
10. ____ are large chunks of dust, rock, and ice that orbit the sun.
11. The scientific study of what is beyond Earth.

1. ____ are huge rotating collections of gas, dust and billions of stars, planets and other celestial objects.
2. The stars that we see in the sky form patterns or pictures. We call these patterns ____.
6. ____ are a massive collection of gases.
7. A ____ is a piece of metal or rock in the solar system that is smaller than an asteroid.