Astronomy Test #1
Across
- 2. The time from noon until noon (average 24 hours)
- 5. Boundary between the crust and upper mantle
- 8. Iron in the outer core creates an electric current that produces this type of field that protects the Earth
- 10. December 21st; shortest day of the year
- 12. Compressional waves that travel through the Earth
- 14. The separation of Earth into layers of different densities toward the center
- 15. Area of molten rock and metal just beneath the Lithosphere
Down
- 1. The point in which Earth's orbit is furthest from the Sun
- 2. June 21st; the longest day of the year
- 3. (meridians), travels north to south, 0 degrees to 180 degrees, east or west, 0 degree prime meridian that runs through Greenwich, England
- 4. The time needed for the Earth to rotate relative to the stars being in the same position again
- 6. The point in which Earth's orbit is closest to the Sun
- 7. The bending of waves as they pass from a material of one density to a material of a different density
- 9. Transverse waves that travel through the Earth
- 11. (parallels), travels east to west, 0 degrees to 90 degrees north to south, 0 degrees at the equator
- 13. Consists of the crust and the top part of the mantle