Kepler's Laws Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 29 clues. Answers range from 3 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Which of Kepler's laws states that nothing orbits the sun in a perfect circle?
Which of Kepler's laws proves that objects move faster as they get closer to the sun?
Which of Kepler's laws states that the orbital period of an object can be related to its distance from the sun?
What object is always one of the two foci in the solar system?
All objects orbit the sun in _______________ shapes
A measure of how circular an orbit path is
The point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun.
The point at which an orbiting body is farthest from the sun.
A line across the orbital path of an object from perihelion to aphelion.
A high eccentricity indicates this shape of orbit.
A low eccentricity indicates this shape of orbit.
The shortest distance across the orbit of an object.
Planets all have orbits with ___________ eccentricities.
The eccentricity of a circle
The eccentricity of a line
Orbits of comets have __________________ eccentricity.
The path an object takes as it travels around the sun.
The time it takes for an object to orbit the sun.
The force that causes planets to orbit
The scientist we are studying
Kepler's second law states that the ___________ swept out by the orbit of a planet is the same for each same period of time
The scientist who came up with the law of gravitation
The more _________ an object has, the more gravity it has.
When objects are closer together they have a greater ___________ of gravity between them.
_______ is not a planet because its orbit is too eccentric
The two points around which an ellipse is made.
When the _________________________ between two planets increases the force of gravity decreases
An object that orbits the sun that is made of rock and ice and looks like it has a tail when it gets close to the sun.
A rocky object that orbits the sun outside mars' orbit.

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