Space Stuff
Across
- 1. Reason why its warm in the summer
- 3. Abbreviation for lightyear
- 7. Only planet that supports life
- 8. How far a location on Earth is above sea level
- 10. This place causes tides on Earth
- 11. Collection of objects that orbit around a star
- 14. Gravity is an example of this (push or pull)
- 15. Season when there are equal amounts of sunlight in the NH and SH. Between summer and winter.
- 16. This moon phase is when 3/4 of the moon is lit up
- 18. Type of moon that is only a sliver showing. Also a tasty Pilsbury food.
- 22. This moon of Jupiter is an icy world
- 24. Gravity + ________ makes us have orbits
- 25. An essential liquid for life
- 29. __________ + Tilted Axis = seasons
- 30. Imaginary lines that run around the globe. Measure N and S
- 31. How far something is above Earth's surface
- 32. An essential gas that is found on Earth
- 33. Causes day and night
- 34. Number of moon phases
Down
- 2. This happens when the moon is perfectly lined up between the sun and Earth
- 4. Study of space
- 5. Similar to Earth but has LOTS of CO2 in the atmosphere
- 6. What is happening on the side of Earth NOT facing the sun
- 9. Imaginary lines that run from the top to the bottom of the globe. Measure E and W
- 12. This happens twice a year and is when the hemispheres get the most or least amount of daylight
- 13. Decreasing __________ between objects increases gravitational force
- 17. Object in our solar system with the greatest gravitational pull
- 19. Number you use to calculate how big an object should be in a model
- 20. Happens during the summer and spring
- 21. PLANET with the greatest gravitational pull in our solar system
- 23. AU
- 26. Season when the NH of Earth is tilted away from the sun
- 27. Planet closest to the sun
- 28. This moon phase is when you can see the whole moon