Space Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
- 3. A model of the universe that places the Sum at the centre with Earth, the planets and moons revolving around it.
- 6. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the Sun, moon, and planets revolving around it.
- 7. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planets' elliptical orbits.
- 8. Make (a ray of light) change direction when it enters at an angle (lens for objective)
- 10. All objects seen in the sky. E.g. Moon, sun, stars, and planets.
- 11. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions and motions of things.
- 13. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope.
- 14. Angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates.
- 16. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun.
- 17. The large lens at the front of a telescope.
- 18. Device used to measure an object's azimuth.
Down
- 1. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun.
- 2. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth )as thought the celestial bodies are circling Earth).
- 4. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view.
- 5. Another word for ocular lens.
- 9. The angle measured clock-wise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates.
- 12. Another word for earth-centred.
- 15. To cast back from a surface (mirror for objective).