Lecture #3 Review - Gabriella Colton and Lucas Diermyer

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Across
  1. 5. What is caused when the moon is at perigee, or the closest point, to the Earth.
  2. 8. What is caused by the Moon’s 27.3-day sidereal period orbit around the Earth.
  3. 10. A coordinate system that centers on an observer at a specific time and location.
  4. 13. Origins of this system is the center of the earth and is the universal coordinate system that can be used by anyone anywhere on earth.
  5. 14. The pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the social and natural world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.
  6. 16. The apparent motion of the Sun against the stars. The planets also follow this.
  7. 17. A part of scientific methodology that is the reasoning to establish general conclusions or rules drawn from facts or examples.
  8. 18. A part of the moon phase that is visible in the afternoon/evening and gets “fuller” and rises later each day.
  9. 19. The apparent irregular movement of the superior planets against the constellations. This causes an optical illusion where the planets seem to be reversing in their forward direction of motion. This illusion is caused by the superior planets orbiting slower compared to Earth’s orbit.
Down
  1. 1. A pattern that is not a constellation. An example of this is that the Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major.
  2. 2. Includes objective observation, induction, repetition, critical analysis, etc.
  3. 3. An observational science that studies celestial objects and their phenomena by making tests and hypotheses on those objects.
  4. 4. A part of the moon phase that is visible in the late night/morning and gets “less” and sets later each day.
  5. 6. The tilt of the Earth that has caused the north star to change over time. It has not always been Polaris, and this will change again.
  6. 7. A pseudoscience that focuses on the study of the movements of the sun, moon, planets, and stars and the belief that these movements have an effect on people’s lives.
  7. 9. What is a collection of practices or beliefs mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
  8. 11. What is the critical exposure to scrutiny, peer review, and assessment.
  9. 12. A region of stars in the sky. There are a total of 88 of this word.
  10. 15. Where the ecliptic intersects with the celestial equator causing equal day and nights. This happens in both the spring and fall.