Earth's Place in the Universe
Across
- 3. the spinning of Earth on its axis
- 7. Having great importance
- 8. the movement of one object around another
- 11. a sun-centered model
- 14. a giant ball of superheated gas composed of hydrogen and helium
- 15. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and occur every 12.5 hours
- 17. a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
- 19. During an eclipse, this is the very darkest part of the shadow where the light from the sun is completely blocked
- 20. the imaginary line that goes from the North Pole through the center of Earth to the South Pole
- 21. oval shape
- 23. a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object
- 24. This is a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 25. During an eclipse, this is the area of the shadow where the sun is only partially blocked
- 26. sun-Earth-moon
Down
- 1. This is a tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- 2. This will change when there is less of a gravity pull on an object
- 4. These are the different shapes of the moon
- 5. an Earth centered model
- 6. an object that orbits the sun
- 9. This is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 10. the amount of matter in an object. This does not change from one location to another
- 12. Earth's path
- 13. A force that attracts all objects toward each other
- 16. When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it causes a shadow on the third object
- 18. a body that orbits a planet
- 22. Earth-moon-sun