Astronomy - Unit 4 - 11/15/2024

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Across
  1. 2. refers to an object orbiting around another object
  2. 3. A phenomenon that occurs in the weeks near the summer solstice, when the sun is visible at midnight.
  3. 7. A measurement of how far north or south something is on Earth, relative to the equator
  4. 9. Tropic of _____; Located at approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator, this is the farthest north the sun can appear directly overhead.
  5. 11. Tropic of _____; Located at approximately 23.5 degrees south of the equator, this is the farthest south the sun can appear directly overhead.
  6. 13. A phenomenon that occurs in the weeks near the winter solstice, when the sun never rises above the horizon.
  7. 14. the slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis due to a torque, causes a “wobble”
  8. 16. A measurement of how far east or west something is on Earth, relative to the prime meridian
  9. 18. _____ Circle; Latitude line marking which locations on Earth experience 24 hours of daylight on June 21.
  10. 20. _____ Cirlce; Latitude line marking which locations on Earth experience 24 hours of darkness on June 21.
Down
  1. 1. refers to an object spinning around its own axis
  2. 4. celestial coordinates used to pinpoint the location of a star or other celestial object on the sky, representing the north-south position relative to the celestial equator
  3. 5. celestial coordinates used to pinpoint the location of a star or other celestial object on the sky, representing the east-west position along the celestial equator
  4. 6. The angle between a planet's rotational axis and its orbital plane.
  5. 8. The two times of year when the length of day is at its maximum or minimum. Solstices mark the start of summer and winter. The word comes from the Latin words from sol (sun)and stit (stop).
  6. 10. The apparent path of the Sun across the sky
  7. 12. Projection of Earth’s equator into space.
  8. 15. The “North Star” in the current era
  9. 17. A time of year when day and night are equal. The word comes from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night).
  10. 19. The “North Star” around 3000 BC