Space Science Ch26 Viewing the Universe
Across
- 1. The motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
- 3. An astronomical unit for the distance that light travels in one year.
- 4. Rays of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength.
- 5. The name of the rapid expansion of space that kickstarted the universe 14 billion years ago.
- 7. The average distance between the Earth and the sun; approximately 150 million km.
- 11. The point at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible.
- 12. The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator.
- 13. The spin of a body on its axis.
Down
- 2. All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
- 6. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.
- 8. Waves of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelength.
- 9. The scientific study of the universe.
- 10. An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky and concentrates it for better observation.