Ch. 5 Earth, Moon, and Sun
Across
- 3. The chart that can help you find constellations in the sky
- 5. A cold mixture of dust and ice that give off a long trail of light
- 10. Which one of Newton's laws says that an object in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force
- 11. The tide that occurs during the moon's first-quarter phase
- 12. A push or pull
- 13. The force that attracts all objects toward each other
- 14. A giant ball of hot gas
- 15. Where stars generally appear to move (east to what)
- 17. The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 19. The tide that occurs during new moon
- 20. The amount if matter in an object
Down
- 1. The force of gravity on an object
- 2. An object that orbits the sun
- 4. A pattern or a group of stars
- 6. The narrow band in the sky that planets move through
- 7. An object that orbits a planet
- 8. What the apparent motion of objects in the sky depend on
- 9. A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere
- 12. The moon phase when the moon and Sun are at opposite sides of Earth
- 16. The rise and fall of ocean water
- 18. The brightest object in the night sky (other than the moon)