Physics Galaxy CROSSWORD #1 – Astronomy

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1. An empirical formula which approximately pridicted the disance of planets from Sun
2. Residual pieces of shooting stars which reaches the Earth's surface
3. This is an imaginary planet postulated by some astronomers to account for perturbations in the
orbit of Mercury
5. This happens when Mercury or Venus comes directly between the Earth and the Sun
7. This is planet suspected which is roughly 5 times the size of Earth
9. The point fasrthest to Sun in the elliptical orbit of a planet
12. These are known as shooting stars
13. A planet of our Solar System not in the NAVAGRAHAS

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4. This is a form of energy that exist in universe
6. This is also called as evening star
8. This is a vast cloud of gases and dust floating in space
10. The point in elliptical orbit of satellite closest to the planet
11. Chanells found on Surface of Mars
14. This happens when shadow of a satellite from Sunlight passes across the surface of planet
15. These are tiny particles of matter floating in space
16. These are tiny heavenly bodies that move around the Sun

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