Year 8 Universe

1. What we call the time taken for a planet to orbit its star.
6. The name of our galaxy.
7. A collection of billions of stars.
9. It is colder in the winter because the sun's rays are more ________________ on the northern hemisphere.
11. The Earth's axis is ___________ and this is what gives us the seasons.
13. In the winter, the sun appears ___________ in the sky.
15. The largest planet
16. In the the northern hemisphere in the summer, the Earth is tilted __________ the sun.

2. In the northern hemisphere in the winter, the Earth is tilted ________ from the sun.
3. The dwarf planet in our solar system.
4. What we call the time taken for a planet to spin one complete cycle on its axis.
5. The fourth planet from the sun.
8. The sun rises in the _______ and sets in the west.
10. The amount of time it takes Earth to spin on its axis.
12. In the summer, the sun appears ___________ in the sky.
14. It is warmer in the summer months because the sun's rays are more __________ on the northern hemisphere.