25.1 & 25.2 Crossword Pg 790-801
Across
- 3. A low flat plain formed by ancient lunar lave flows.
- 7. In this model, Earth is stationary while objects in the sky move around it.
- 9. A ___ is a relatively small natural body in space that revolves around a planet.
- 10. One _________ unit equals the average distance from Earth to the sun.
- 11. This plane of imaginary tabletop containing Earth's orbit.
- 12. _____ and inertia combine to keep the planets in orbit around the sun.
- 14. Occurs when the shadow of one body in space, such as a planet or moon, falls on another.
- 15. The first person to set foot on the moon.
- 16. The regular rise and fall of ocean waters.
- 17. A space ______ is an unpiloted vehicle that carries scientific instruments into space and transmits information back to earth.
Down
- 1. The darkest part of the moon's shadow.
- 2. Our solar system consists of the sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects that mostly revolve in the same plane around the ____.
- 4. The lack of an _________ allows the moon's surface temperature to vary tremendously.
- 5. In this model, Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- 6. A round depression in the surface of the moon caused by the impact of high-speed meteoroids.
- 8. The different shapes of the moon visible from Earth.
- 13. A region of shadow that is less dark than the umbra.