National Geographic Readers: Night Sky: Criss Cross
Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from National Geographic Readers: Night Sky. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.
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Across
- 4. The Big ___ is one famous group of stars.
- 7. If you connect stars with imaginary lines, you might see shapes in the sky called ___.
- 9. ___ are giant balls of burning gas.
- 10. The ___ is 13.8 billion years old.
Down
- 1. Light from the sun ___ off the moon, making it look bright.
- 2. In a solar ___, the moon lines up between the sun and Earth.
- 3. It takes the moon about one ___ to travel all the way around the Earth.
- 5. The layer of gases that surrounds a planet is called ___.
- 6. The ___ is a ball of rock that orbits the Earth.
- 8. To ___ is to move in a path around another object in space.
Word Bank
moon
orbit
reflects
month
eclipse
stars
atmosphere
constellations
dipper
universe
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