Science Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 6. emit energies of millions, billions, or even trillions of electron volts
- 7. Star: The enormous density of a ______ ___ means a teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh 10 million tons
- 9. Dwarf: typically have a radius just . 01 times that of our own sun
- 10. Magnitude: ________ _________ is a measurement used to describe the brightness of stars and other astronomical objects in space. Read on to find out all you need to know about the star _________ scale.
- 13. Galaxy: a dense central bulge lies at the centre of a rotating disc, which features a spiral structure that originates at the bulge.
- 14. Magnitude: The ___________ ___________, m, of a star is the magnitude it has as seen by an observer on Earth.
- 16. It was the first state to write and adopt a constitution in 1780
- 17. is a very young star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud
- 20. A ________ shower occurs when the Earth passes through the trail of debris left by a comet or
- 21. Spectrum: A trough is the lowest point of a wave and a crest is the highest point.
- 22. _______ helps power 28 U.S. states
- 24. due to a change in viewpoint occurring due to the motion of the observer, of the observed, or both
Down
- 1. _______also called the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and one of the closest to the Earth.
- 2. The largest constellation by area is Hydra which is 3.16% of the sky.
- 3. In the whole universe, black holes have the biggest ________ pull
- 4. a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in unchanging motion unless acted on by some external force
- 5. they were probably born in supernova explosions
- 8. Giant: A ___ ______ is a dying star in the final stages of stellar evolution
- 11. Star: 4 out of 5 stars are multiples
- 12. Diagram: By far the most prominent feature is the main sequence
- 13. _________ are so powerful they create new atomic nuclei
- 15. They can create a big impact. _________ collide with planets
- 18. Nebula: The brightest star of the constellation Taurus
- 19. _______ are in orbit around the Sun as are our planets
- 23. Hole: is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out