Current Science

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (plural) (9)
  2. 8. Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star (9)
  3. 10. The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere (6)

Down

  1. 1. One celestial body obscures another (7)
  2. 2. Any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine (plural) (7)
  3. 3. A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions (4)
  4. 4. The property of relative size or extent (9)
  5. 5. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" (5)
  6. 7. A magnifier of images of distant objects (9)
  7. 9. A collection of star systems (6)
  8. 11. To turn on or around an axis or a center (6)