Ch 12 Crossword
Across
- 1. the amount of matter in an object
- 4. the very darkest part of the moons shadow
- 6. an object at rest will stay at rest
- 12. the spinning of earth on its axis
- 13. occurs when earth is directly between moon and sun
- 14. the study of moon stars and other objects
- 16. the different shapes of the moon
- 17. large round pits
- 19. a push or pull
- 20. attracts all objects towards each other
- 22. the imaginary line that passes through earths center and the north and south pole
- 23. a tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 25. movement of ones object around another
- 27. the force of gravity on an object
Down
- 2. when the south is farthest north or south of the equator
- 3. the largest part of the shadow
- 4. states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
- 5. the Latin word for "seas"
- 7. occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun
- 8. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 9. their combined forces produce a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 10. a path
- 11. a device used to observe distant objects to make them seem closer
- 15. chunks of rocks or dust from space
- 18. when the moons shadow hits earth or the earths shadow hits the moon
- 21. system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and division of the year
- 24. equal night
- 26. the rise and fall of the ocean that occur every 12.5 hours