Space

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (8)
  2. 7. Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work (6)
  3. 10. Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon (9)
  4. 11. The path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (5)
  5. 14. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)
  6. 15. A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun (5)

Down

  1. 1. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (7)
  2. 2. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft (9)
  3. 3. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth (7)
  4. 4. A conveyance that transports people or objects (7)
  5. 6. Any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere (6)
  6. 8. A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere (5)
  7. 9. Any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine (6)
  8. 12. A very long fly ball (5)
  9. 13. Natural satellite that orbits the Earth (4)
  10. 14. A swift whirling motion (4)