Unit 6 Solar System Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. the way objects seem based on how they look
  2. 6. the circular movement of an object, such as a planet or moon, around an object that can hold it in place with gravity, such as a sun or large planet
  3. 7. hole: an area in space where gravity is so strong that nothing around it can escape, not even light
  4. 9. to see or observe Galaxy: a massive group of stars, gas, and dust in space
  5. 12. a unit of measure distance that is based on how far light travels in a year
  6. 13. a giant ball of hot, glowing gases
Down
  1. 1. how something looks
  2. 2. planet: the four large planets farthest from the sun that are made of ice and gases
  3. 3. a chunk of rock in space that orbits the sun
  4. 4. system: the planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun, as well as the planets' moons
  5. 5. a large, round piece of rock that revolves around a planet
  6. 8. a straight line extending from side to side through the center of a round figure
  7. 10. chunk of rock, dust, and ice with stretched-out orbits around the sun
  8. 11. planets: the four rocky planets closest to the sun