Astronomy

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Across
  1. 3. occurs when an object in space passes between two other objects
  2. 7. the spinning of a planet on its axis
  3. 8. changes in moons position as it revolves around the earth
  4. 9. tool used to collect light from distant stars
  5. 10. rocky bodies that come from the Asteroids Belt
  6. 13. the galaxy we live in
  7. 15. the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another
  8. 17. the visible surface of sun that emits the light that we see
  9. 19. the curved path of a celestial object
  10. 20. tool that uses convex lenses to bend and focus light rays
  11. 22. have a main body or head
  12. 23. the outermost layer of suns atmosphere
  13. 25. chunks of rock that burn entering a planets atmosphere
  14. 26. bright archlike loops that may erupt from the photosphere
  15. 27. made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars
  16. 28. appear as dark spots on the photosphere
  17. 30. can be rocky or gaseous
Down
  1. 1. occur near Sunspots and are sudden, intense explosions that result in changes in brightness
  2. 2. tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays
  3. 4. contains instruments to collect data and travel out of earths orbit
  4. 5. tool that receives radio waves emitted from objects in space
  5. 6. made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust
  6. 9. occurs when moon passes between sun and earth
  7. 11. used to measure distant stars and galaxies
  8. 12. when sun and moon are at right angles to each other
  9. 14. the moon rotates on its axis and revolves around the earth
  10. 16. the rise and fall of the surface levels of Earth’s ocean water
  11. 18. a star in the milky way
  12. 21. occurs when earth passes between sun and moon
  13. 24. rocky bodies covered with craters
  14. 28. and earth
  15. 29. when sun and moon are aligned so moon is between the