Astronomy Crossword

the seventh planet from the Sun
meteor that survives the trip through the Earth's atmosphere and hits Earth's surface
the smallest planet and the closest to the Sun
word for the complete orbit of a planet
the farthest planet from the sun
the second planet from the Sun
time it takes for Earth to make one trip or revolution around the sun
the currently believed scientific explanation for how the universe began
everything that exists anywhere including planets, stars, galaxies and all forms of matter and energy
marks the longest or the shortest day of the year
the sixth planet from the sun
a meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere creating a streak of light in the sky
first human to step foot on the moon
number of planets in our Solar System
the path one object takes around another
dwarf planet
the study of space
shape of a planet's orbit
small particle from a comet or asteroid orbiting the sun
rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun
the fifth planet from the Sun
a large body that revolves around the Sun in the Solar System
the fourth planet from the Sun
refers to a planet spinning on it's axis, or imaginary line that goes through the center of the planet
why the moon remains close to the Earth
created by asteroids and meteorites that crashed into the moon over the years
a common, middle sized yellow star
it orbits the Earth
created by Earth orbiting the Sun and its tilt
a large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
the third planet from the Sun