Chapter 22: The Sun, Moon, and Earth
Across
- 1. appearance that stars move through sky due to earth's rotation p.546
- 5. largest mare on the moon p. 542
- 9. sudden burst of energy from the sun p. 538
- 11. hydrogen forms helium in this process p. 534
- 13. distance from crest to crest (notes)
- 14. visible surface of the sun p.535
- 15. one-billionth of a meter; used to measure gamma rays p. 532
- 18. sun's atmosphere beyond the photosphere p. 535
- 19. solar fireworks that loop back to the sun p. 535
- 20. outer atomsphere of the sun seen during a solar eclipse p. 535
- 22. bright streak radiating from some craters on moon, especially Tycho p. 542
- 23. the sun is made of this p. 534
- 24. another name for the electromagetic spectrum p. 532
- 28. moon seems to get larger p. 548
- 29. occurs when one celestial body blocks light from sun to another body p. 550
Down
- 2. when moon appears dark p. 548
- 3. cooler, darker regions of sun that correlate with earth's temps. p. 536
- 4. number of crests that pass a given point in a second (notes)
- 6. __ light is felt as heat; starting around 700 nm p. 532
- 7. moon seems to decrease in size p. 548
- 8. elevated mounds on the moon, possible made from extinct volcanoes p. 543
- 10. motion a planet takes when it moves around the sun p. 546
- 12. unit used to measure distance in space p. 531
- 16. when moon is closest to earth in its orbit; super moons occur p. 547
- 17. earth spinning on its axis; takes 24 hrs p. 547
- 21. an astronomical body that revolves around another p. 539
- 25. moon is farthest from earth in orbit p. 547
- 26. valley on the moon p. 543
- 27. depressions on the surface of the moon p. 541