Astronomy Crossword
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
 
 
Down: 1) The largest size of star.2) A telescope that uses a mirror to collect light.4) Large lumps of rock and metal that orbit the sun in a region called the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.6) Two stars orbiting each other.7) The different shapes made by the sunlit portion of the moon's near side as it orbits the Earth. For example: a crescent. 8) A ball of tremendously hot gas which produces heat and light from nuclear reactions in its core.10) One of 88 recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.14) The length of time it takes a planet to make a full 360 degree turn. Across: 3) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and5) A layer of rock between the Earth's outer surface and its mantle.9) Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars11) The sun together with all the planets and other objects orbiting it.12) The time it takes a planet to go around the sun.13) A small dark patch on the sun which is slightly cooler than its surroundings. 15) A display of lights in the sky caused by particles from the solar wind trapped in the Earth's atmosphere near the poles.16) A nickname for the planet Mars.17) A small piece of space debris.18) An area of such strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from it, thought to form after the largest supernovas.19) The collection of all matter, energy, and space that exists.
 

 

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