Space Systems

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Across
  1. 5. gravity attracts all things on our planet to the ____ of Earth
  2. 7. number of minutes it takes light to travel from the sun to Earth
  3. 8. where the sun rises
  4. 9. one thing the sun provides for us
  5. 13. this orbits the Earth
  6. 14. the gravitational ____ keeps the moon orbiting the Earth
  7. 15. where the sun sets
  8. 17. a path around something
  9. 18. the closest, average-sized star to Earth
  10. 19. number of hours it takes Earth to complete a day and night cycle
Down
  1. 1. when the North Pole has summer, the South Pole has _____
  2. 2. 365.25 days
  3. 3. one thing the sun provides for us
  4. 4. length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth
  5. 6. a full trip the Earth makes around the sun
  6. 10. seasons are caused by the ____ of the Earth on its axis
  7. 11. the number of stars in our solar system
  8. 12. when shadows are the longest
  9. 16. force that holds our solar system in place
  10. 18. the Earth _____ on its axis