Outerspace Puzzle
Across
- 5. There is none of this in outer space, for it is heat transferring in a liquid or involving a liquid.
- 6. Meteors while still in space.
- 11. Could be solar or lunar, but this is between a pair of planets with one blocking the other.
- 13. Easily comparable to height
- 14. Every planet in the solar system revolves around this giant firey star.
- 16. High low tides. Low high tides.
- 17. Similiar to asteroids, except these have a tail trailing behind it!
- 19. When the sun crosses the celestial equator.
- 21. The line that divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere.
- 22. Galileo made one of these on his own!
- 24. Helps our planets rotate smoothly.
- 26. The movement of planets.
- 27. Both of these moon phases that take place have the 3rd quarter step between them.
- 29. The Sun is the center, then we go all the way to Neptune. Where are we in?
- 31. Spring, Summer, Autumn ,and Winter
- 32. Spacecraft that explores outer space.
- 39. Easily comparable to width
- 40. Distance from the Earth to the Sun.
- 42. Determined by the distance of the moon from Earth. This is an occurrence in the ocean.
- 43. Orbit of planet when closest to the sun.
- 44. When the moon is furthest from the sun.
Down
- 1. Takes 365 for Earth to do this.
- 2. When the sun is blocked by the moon. You can hurt your eyes by looking at it directly!
- 3. Shadow cast when there is an eclipse.
- 4. When meteoroids finally hit Earth.
- 7. An example of one of these would be Pluto.
- 8. The sun being the center of our solar system
- 9. Celestial sphere's latitude expressed in degrees.
- 10. Pluto is NOT an example of this!
- 12. A collection of stars that paint the most popular images in the sky, such as Big Dipper.
- 15. Sometimes these hit the Earth.
- 18. Projects space waves that carry electromagnetic energy.
- 20. Our Sun is one of these.
- 23. Large planetary embryo that has gone through major melting.
- 25. Almost oval, but not quite an oval.
- 28. Rising up!
- 30. Occur during full moon and new moon.
- 33. Both of these moon phases that take place have the 1st quarter step between them.
- 34. Our planet's 1st or 2nd best friend that helps with our tides and gets to alter them.
- 35. The sun, Earth, and moon all have this. It helps with pulling us together and also with tides.
- 36. Our planets in the solar system go through this circle motion known as ______.
- 37. Related to the center of Earth.
- 38. Minor "planets" in the solar system that float about the sun.
- 41. Shadow or darkness. The dark spot on the sun.