Across
- 9. a type of planet with a center core of hot and melted metal
- 11. larger pieces of rock that orbit the sun
- 13. a type of invisible energy from the sun that we need
- 14. small rocks that orbit the sun and occasionally enter Earth's atmosphere
Down
- 1. the collection of planets and other objects that move in a path around a star
- 2. spin
- 3. planets that are large and made mostly of ice
- 4. the path around a body with gravity
- 5. a tool that helps us see distant objects more clearly
- 6. the force that pulls all objects toward each other
- 7. invisible heat or light energy
- 8. a collection of billions of stars
- 10. a collection of gases, ice, and dust that orbits the sun
- 12. planets that are large and made mostly of gas
- 13. all of space and everything in it including the planets, stars and galaxies
