ACROSS 1. The name of our galaxy 4. A very small star 6. The planet closest to Earth 9. The " Red Planet " 10. The planet closest to the Sun 11. Number of stars in the Big Dipper 13. The distance light travels in one year 17. An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer 19. The spinning of the Earth on its axis 20. Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun, mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
DOWN 2. A scientist who studies stars and planets 3. A star much larger than our sun 5. A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement 7. A star ' s brightness is called its ______. 8. The largest planet in our solar system 12. Another name for the North Star 14. A large group of stars, gas and dust 15. The movement of the Earth around the Sun 16. The planet with rings 18. A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun
ACROSS 1. The name of our galaxy 4. A very small star 6. The planet closest to Earth 9. The " Red Planet " 10. The planet closest to the Sun 11. Number of stars in the Big Dipper 13. The distance light travels in one year 17. An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer 19. The spinning of the Earth on its axis 20. Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun, mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
DOWN 2. A scientist who studies stars and planets 3. A star much larger than our sun 5. A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement 7. A star ' s brightness is called its ______. 8. The largest planet in our solar system 12. Another name for the North Star 14. A large group of stars, gas and dust 15. The movement of the Earth around the Sun 16. The planet with rings 18. A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun