Moises and Stetson's Astronomy Crossword
Across
- 2. imaginary lines stretching horizontally from east to west
- 8. the fastest seismic waves that are compressional and travel through the earth
- 9. typically in September, where the length of the day is the same as the length of the night
- 11. thinnest layer above the mantle
- 12. the day of the year where the length of the day is longer than the length of the night
- 13. the bending of waves as they pass through a density of a material to a different density of a material
- 14. the day of the year where the length of the night is longer than the length of the day
- 15. least dense part of the crust, made up of mostly granite
- 16. imaginary lines stretching vertically from north to south
Down
- 1. waves that travel through the earth or along the earth's surface
- 3. solid layer in the center of the earth, made up of mostly iron
- 4. the slowest seismic waves that are transverse waves that travel through the earth
- 5. the separation of earth into layers of different densities, with the largest densities towards the center
- 6. typically in March, where the length of the day is the same as the length of the night
- 7. liquid layer in the center of the earth, made up of mostly iron
- 10. most dense part of the crust, made up of mostly basalt