This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 12 clues. Answers range from 3 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
the oval-shaped path a planet follows as it revolves around the sun
when one object travels around another object(the plants revolve around the sun and the moon revolves around earth
to turn on an axis (spin); It takes earth one day (24 hours) to rotate once around on its axis
the force pulling objects to earth; the greater the mass of a plant, the stronger the force of gravity it will have
a cycle of changes of weather caused by the earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun ( spring, summer, fall, winter)
to do with the earth's moon
a violent burst of energy from the sun's surface
the sun's outer atmoshere
an area on the sun that cooler than the rest of the sun and appears as a dark spot
the time it takes a planet to make on complete revolution around the sun (earth's year is 365 days)
the time it takes a planet to make on complete rotation on its axis(earths day is 24 hours)
when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching earth