Earth and Sun vocabulary Crossword

a small, solid object that orbits the Sun
a scientist who studies objects in the universe, including stars, planets, and moons
a group of stars in a pattern given a name by people
a mass of ice, rock, and gas orbiting the Sun
the straight-line distance through the center of an object, one side to the other side
a round object that orbits the Sun and does not orbit a planet
the third planet from the Sun
a push or pull that acts on an object or a system
one of the four planets that are made of gas. These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uransu, and Neptune.
the force of attraction between masses
a huge region beyond the gas giant planets, made up of different-sized icy chunks of matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
a large, round object orbiting a star
the Sun and the eight planets and other objects that orbit the Sun
a huge sphere of hydrogen and helium gas that radiates heat and light
the star at the center of the solar system around which all of the solar system objects orbit
an optical instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger
the four small, rocky planets closest to the Sum. These are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
a group of seven bright stars in the shape of a dipper