Origin of Modern Astronomy Vocabulary Practice
Across
- 3. When the moon is farthest from the earth.
- 5. When the moon is closest to the earth.
- 6. The science that studies the universe.
- 8. A change in the amount of moon that appears lit.
- 10. Elongated streaks that radiate outward for hundreds of kilometers and are still visible.
- 11. The motion of a body such as a planet or moon along its orbit around some point in space.
- 13. A model showing earth and the other planets orbiting the sun.
- 14. The turning or spinning of a body on its axis.
- 16. The most obvious features of the lunar surface.
- 17. The slight cone shaped movement of where earth's axis points.
- 18. Occurs during full moon phases.
- 19. Occurs during new moon phases.
Down
- 1. An oval shaped path.
- 2. This rather odd apparent motion actually results from the combination of the motion of earth and the planets own motion around the sun.
- 4. When earth is the farthest from the sun.
- 7. Earth was a sphere that stayed motionless at the center of the universe.
- 8. When earth is closest to the sun.
- 9. The path of an object as it goes around another object.
- 12. Features on the moon that look alot like river valleys.
- 15. The average distance between earth and the sun.