STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS for science

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Across
  1. 2. - very small stars
  2. 4. - a group of stars which form a pattern in the night sky.
  3. 7. – a constellation named after a wueen in Greek mythology, is the 25th largest constellation
  4. 8. - is a science that uses the principals of physics and mathematics to explain and predict the phenomenon of celestial bodies
  5. 9. – closest star to earth next to our sun
  6. 11. – It refers to half-man, half-horse creature in greek mythology
  7. 12. - window to the future
  8. 13. – Constellations that can be seen all year round
  9. 14. - is a large star
  10. 18. – latin name for swan, is the 16th largest constellation and recognized for its asterism that forms a cross and is referred to the northern cross
  11. 20. - because of the earth's _________ around the sun, we see various constellations
  12. 21. – is known to be shooting stars and falling stars
  13. 24. - stars that are ten times larger than the sun
  14. 25. - the movement of the earth around its axis
  15. 26. - also known as "ursa major"
  16. 27. – medium-sized star
  17. 28. - some people makes a wish one the ________ star they see at night
  18. 29. – illusion created by the moving air in the atmosphere that bends this light
  19. 31. - the greek philosopher that created the constellation Argo Navis
  20. 32. - constellations that lie near the equator are canis major, canis minor, pegasus and _______
  21. 33. – known as the big bear, the third largest known constellation and is easy to see.
  22. 36. - a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology
  23. 38. - a greenish white star in the loin or flank of the Great Bear.
  24. 39. – massive ball of glowing hydrogen and helium of extremely high temperatures, held together by its own gravity.
  25. 40. – a constellation that cannot be seen in the northern hemisphere
  26. 41. – latin for “keel” which means boat’s bottom and the 34th largest constellation
Down
  1. 1. – coolest star
  2. 3. - devised a scale of 1-6 to describe the apparent magnitude of a star
  3. 4. - the sections of the sky that contains patterns
  4. 5. - is a pseudoscience that determines the influence of the state of the stars and the planets at the time of one's birth on an individual destiny or future
  5. 6. - the only known star in our galaxy which is not part of a constellation
  6. 10. – the little bear and smaller version of Ursa Major
  7. 15. - the big dipper is an asterism of _______
  8. 16. - A group of stars that form patterns but are actually part of one or multiple constellations,
  9. 17. – describes the rate at which a stars radiates energy.
  10. 19. – are sometimes called morning star
  11. 22. – has seven stars, four for the trapezoid body and three for the handle.
  12. 23. - ranges from red to yellow to blue
  13. 30. – twice to 10 times larger than our sun
  14. 34. – temp indicator of a star’s color
  15. 35. – the color of the hottest stars
  16. 36. – located at the tip of Ursa Minor
  17. 37. – Latin name for cross