Solar System Vocab Crossword
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
 
Down: 2) when the sun-earth-moon line up3) like a large dirty snow ball with a tail that points away from the sun4) elongated, closed curve, oval5) used to record distances between star and galaxies9) the amount of light received10) rock that burns up in the atmosphere12) when the sun is directly over the equator; day and night times are equal13) Earth's yearly orbit around the sun14) earth spinning on its axis16) whent he sun is its greatest distance north or south of the equator; longest day & shortest night in sumer; shortest day & longest night in winter Across: 1) when the sun-moon-earth line up6) planets and other objects that revolve around the sun7) spectrum that shows objects moving away or toward the earth8) the amount of light given off11) shows how hot and bright a star can be15) pieces of rock in outer space17) large group of stars, dust and gas held together by gravity shapes-elliptical, spiral, irregular18) theory that states that the beginning began with an explosion19) rock that strikes the earth20) distance between the sun and earth 93 million miles or 150 million km21) beginning of a star as a large cloud of gas and dust; baby star22) piece of rock23) the whole body of everything
 

 

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