Astronomy
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- 3. Composition of the inner planets as compared to the outer planets.
- 4. Causes the perceived rising and setting of the sun.
- 8. Motion of the moon that changes the lunar phases.
- 10. Planet, other than Earth, with polar ice caps.
- 11. Star with average brightness and temperature.
- 12. Date when the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
- 13. The dark side of the moon is caused by the moon's ________ and_______ being the same.
- 15. Measurement that explains why the sun doesn't have more effect on tides.
- 17. Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 21. Darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse.
- 22. The asteroid belt is located after Mars and before_____.
- 23. Star's energy comes from the _______ of hydrogen to helium.
- 24. Which phase occurs immediately after a full moon?
- 25. Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, not a date.
- 26. Moon is between the sun and earth.
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- 1. Two elements composing the outer planets, no and.
- 2. Two characteristics of Earth that cause seasons, no and.
- 5. Hubble's Law show that a majority of the Universe is _____ shifted.
- 6. Our sun will eventually stop undergoing fusion and become a _____ _______.
- 7. Warm date when the sun is directly overhead at the equator.
- 9. Theorized to have produced oxygen on Earth.
- 14. Only two lunar phases that occur during eclipses.
- 16. Planet with over active Greenhouse Effect.
- 18. Blue planet, lots of water on the surface.
- 19. Waning phases identified with the light being on the ____ side of the moon.
- 20. One of Jupiter's moons that may hold liquid water.