Astronomy B Review Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. june 21st is the first day
- 5. a picture in the sky created by joining together groups of stars
- 6. the force that causes tides
- 8. another name for the 4 gas giants
- 11. this movement makes stars appear to move 15’ every hour around polaris
- 15. the direction of its swing appears to change due to Earth’s rotation
- 19. the north star
- 21. takes 365.25 days
- 22. also known as a blood moon
- 25. the theory that the universe started as a single point
- 26. another word for revolution
Down
- 1. phase of the moon where we see a white circle in the night sky
- 2. a huge explosion in space that occurs when a massive star is near the end of its life
- 3. the moon revolves around it
- 4. between march 1st and may 1st days get ___________.
- 7. takes 365.25 days for Earth
- 9. the phase of the moon when it is in between the earth and sun
- 10. the celestial object that causes tides
- 12. the shape of earths orbit
- 13. december 21st is the first day
- 14. the biggest brightest star in your ESRT
- 16. the hottest star in your ESRT
- 17. the approximate length of time of one full lunar phase cycle
- 18. this planet is 227.9 million kilometers from the sun
- 20. seasonal change is partly due to earths tilted ______
- 23. takes 23 hours 56 minutes on Earth
- 24. a rare celestial event that occurs during a new moon