Across
- 2. eclipse when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow.
- 3. closest planet to the sun.
- 6. something you use to get a closer look at distant objects.
- 10. a man-made object that orbits Earth, the moon or other parts of space. (ex; the Moon it the Earths natural satellite.)
- 11. small object that differs in size from a tiny speck, like a grain of sand, to 500km wide. Most asteroids originate in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- 13. the distance that light travels in one year./
- 15. someone that studies astronomy.
- 17. a spherical object that orbits one or more stars, they do not share orbit with any other object.
- 19. the turning of an object around an imaginary axis running through it.
- 20. rising and falling of the water in the ocean.
- 24. farthest planet from the sun.
- 25. a huge group of stars, planets, gas and dust that is held together by gravity.
- 26. second planet from the sun.
- 28. when an object moves infront of another object seen from Earth
- 30. system a group of planets that circle one or more stars.
- 31. comes from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, composed of rocky material.
Down
- 1. drops of _______.
- 3. a piece of rock moving through space.
- 4. a curve, usually called an oval or an egg shape.
- 5. a group of stars that make an object/shape in the sky.
- 7. a type of car, also a planet though.
- 8. bang theory a show with a character named Sheldon Cooper.
- 9. coldest planet in the solar system.
- 12. something with months, days, and weeks on it.
- 14. also known as a type of chocolate bar.
- 16. the time it takes for an object to orbit another object.
- 18. the location above or below the equator.
- 21. of the moon the monthly changes in the appearance of the moon.
- 22. twinkle, twinkle, little ____.
- 23. something that hits the Earths atmosphere and burns up.
- 27. the planet on which we live.
- 29. energy a form of energy that makes up nearly 3/4 of the universe; has the effect of increasing the expansion of the universe.
- 32. way the galaxy that includes the solar system; looks like a hazy white band in the night sky.