This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Daytime occurs when the side of the Earth is _____ the sun.
The sun's diameter is about 100 times ____ than the Earth's.
The distance from the ___ to the sun is 92.96 million miles.
The repeating path of an object around another object.
The distance from the Earth to the ______ is 238,900 miles.
One complete trip along an orbit.
Mr. Copernicus's favorite subject.
Most planets move in a nearly ____ orbit around the sun.
It takes about 365 ____ for the Earth to orbit the sun.
The largest object in the Solar System.
The theory that the sun is at the center of the universe.
Mr. Copernicus's first name
The man who first developed a model of the Solar System. (Last Name)
The month that Mr. Copernicus was born.
_______ occurs when the side of the Earth is facing the opposite direction of the sun.
It takes about one ____ for the moon to orbit the Earth.
The sun's volume is over 1 ___ times greater than the volume of the Earth.
The theory that the Earth is at the center of the universe.
The earth is constantly spinning or _________.
The imaginary line that the Earth rotates around.
The month that Mr. Copernicus died.
The reasons we have seasons is because of the Earth is _____.
March 20, 2019 is the Spring ______.
The summer is warmer because we are ___ to the sun.
The winter is cooler because we are ____ from the sun.