Kedrian Lankford's Vocabulary crossword
Across
- 2. astronomical system that places a stationary earth at the center of the universe.
- 4. daily east to west rotation of the stars,sun,and other celestial bodies around earth.
- 8. a pattern or group of stars in the night sky that is not an official constellation.
- 10. a figure eight diagram that shows the position of the sun in the sky as seen from the exact location on earth at the same time.
- 12. a small geocentric circle whose center moves along the circumference of a larger circle.
- 13. celestial event where one space body moves into the shadow of another.
- 16. an illusion where a plant temporarily stops and moves backward across the night sky.
- 17. an imaginary,giant globe of infinite size with the earth at it's very center.
- 18. relating to the sky,outer space,or a divine heaven.
- 19. an imaginary bend in the sky divided into 12 equal parts that track paths.
Down
- 1. astronomical system that places the sun at the center of the solar system,with earth and other planets.
- 3. rocky world composed primarily of silicate rock,metals or other solid materials with solid surfaces.
- 5. based on the position of earth in relation to the sun.
- 6. an astronomical event when the sun reaches it's highest or lowest point in the sky.
- 7. yearly movement of the sun,stars,and constellation as seen from earth.
- 9. large main circular orbit centered once near the earth in ancient geocentric astronomy.
- 11. historical concept of a space filling medium for light.
- 14. A region of the celestial sphere containing a group of stars that appears to form a recognizable pattern.
- 15. the path that the sun traces across the star filled sky over the course of a year.
- 17. a specific moment in time when the sun crosses the earth's closest equator,and day and night are of approximately equal length.