Space Science

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Across
  1. 2. As you move north or south of the equator, the weather will begin to get________
  2. 7. as the ___________ between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases a lot!
  3. 9. Which planet has more gravity, Jupiter or Mars
  4. 12. Because the sun is so far away, sunlight strikes the surface of the Earth in straight and _________ lines
  5. 13. A planet known for its beautiful rings
  6. 16. This is what is likely at the center of the galaxy (squish the two words together)
  7. 18. This planet rotates on its side
  8. 20. Sunlight gets stretched-out when it hits a _________ surface like the Earth.
  9. 22. If the ecliptic of the Sun is short, the altitude will be low. What season will it be?
  10. 23. The circular path a planet takes around the Sun
Down
  1. 1. The ____________ depends on the altitude of the Sun
  2. 3. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
  3. 4. If the altitude of the sun is LOW, the weather will be _____
  4. 5. This is what happens when massive stars die. A neutron star (baby black hole) is left behind.
  5. 6. The angle of the sun to the Earth
  6. 8. What season will it be if the ecliptic is medium-size?
  7. 10. The arch-shape path the sun takes through the sky every day
  8. 11. Jupiter has more gravity than Earth because it has more ________
  9. 14. The time of day when the Sun is at its peak is local __________
  10. 15. What is the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other?
  11. 17. The invisible line going around the middle of the Earth
  12. 19. Sunlight behaves predictably in perfectly ____________ lines
  13. 21. If the altitude of the sun is HIGH, the weather will be _____