Across
- 4. 88 groups of stars
- 6. Greek word meaning "wanderer"
- 9. a Greek scientist who developed the heliocentric model of the universe
- 11. a ball of gas or plasma
- 12. aligned with the axis of earth directly above north pole
- 13. revolution
- 15. a path stars appear to take
- 16. sun-centered universe
- 18. constellations and star patterns remain the ________ from year to year
Down
- 1. an object that orbits the sun
- 2. a plane or narrow band in the sky
- 3. Earth's ______ causes seasonal changes
- 5. the belief that Earth is the center of the universe and planets orbit it.
- 7. a body that orbits a planet
- 8. the bear
- 10. an Italian scientist who convinced others that Heliocentric model was correct
- 14. constellations visible to you ___ from season to season
- 17. cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light
