Our Solar System and Beyond Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• spiral : a galaxy shaped like a large, flat disk with spiral arms containing bright young stars is called a _ galaxy.
• galaxy : an enormous group of stars.
• barred spiral : a spiral galaxy with a bright band or bar of stars running through the middle is called a _ galaxy.
• milky way galaxy : our solar system is in this galaxy.
• gas giants : the four planets farthest from the sun are called the _ .
• elliptical : a galaxy that is oval in shape is called an _ galaxy.
• terrestrial : the four planets closest to the sun are called the _ planets.
• black hole : an object in space so massive, that it has a gravitational force that not even light can escape
• asteroid belt : the area between mars and jupiter where most asteroids are found in orbit around the sun is called the _ .
• light year : the unit by which we measure distances in space
• space : the area in which all matter exists and moves.
• planet : a celestial body (any object past earth's atmosphere) moving in an elliptical orbit around a star