Astronomy Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. Occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun
- 6. The layer of the Sun where the UV light is produced
- 8. The distance between the Sun and the Earth
- 9. The length of a planet's year is based on its ___ around the Sun
- 11. This moon phase occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun
- 13. An eclipses that occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun
- 14. If the Earth's tilt were increases, these would be more extreme
- 16. A collection of rocks located between the terrestrial planets and the gas giants
- 19. Solar systems from from this
- 20. The largest object in our solar system
Down
- 1. Day and night on Earth are caused by the Earth's ___
- 2. A lunar cycle lasts approximately one ___
- 4. If an object has a lower mass, its gravitational pull does this.
- 5. The force responsible for the formation of the solar system
- 7. This part of the Earth receives direct rays from the Sun year-round
- 10. One of the things that causes our seasons
- 12. The planets in our solar system that are really far apart
- 15. Changes depending on the gravitational pull of the planet
- 17. As two objects move toward each other, the gravitational force between them ___
- 18. The amount of the Earth that receives sunlight each day