Space Systems

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Across
  1. 3. An astronomical event in which there is equal day and night
  2. 4. Star shapes/patterns as a group
  3. 6. Stars/constellations that simply circle around the North Pole
  4. 7. Oval shape
  5. 9. The movement of one object around another over a period of time
  6. 11. of Gravity Average location of weight of an object
  7. 12. Distance measured East and West of the Prime Meridian
  8. 14. Force/Pull A force that holds the planets, moons, and all objects in space in their orbit around something else
  9. 16. to Polaris 90o North (90o above the equator)
  10. 17. Periods of time with certain characteristics
  11. 19. Tide Fall in sea level
  12. 21. Tide Rise in sea level
  13. 24. The resistance of a physical object to any change in motion
  14. 25. A measurement of how warm or cold an object is
  15. 27. A natural satellite revolving around a planet
  16. 28. Inclination from perpendicular
Down
  1. 1. (North Star) Star over Earth’s northern axis (North Pole), part of the constellation Ursa Minor
  2. 2. A reoccurring event that happens over time and is predictable
  3. 5. Distance measured North or South of the Equator
  4. 8. A natural phenomenon; all things with energy are brought towards on another Heliocentric Having or relating to the sun as the central point
  5. 10. Date Line An imaginary line opposite of the Prime Meridian; a boundary separating days
  6. 13. Meridian Reference point: separates Eastern and Western Hemispheres
  7. 15. Incoming solar radiation from the Sun
  8. 18. Astronomical event: the longest/shortest time the sun is visible
  9. 20. A dark shape that appears on a surface when something moves between the surface and a light source
  10. 22. the strength of something (sun’s rays)
  11. 23. Path around an object
  12. 26. Circular movement of an object around a center point