sun, earth, and moon crossword
Across
- 3. a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas.sediment
- 4. the central or most important part of something
- 8. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
- 10. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- 12. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.axis
- 14. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
Down
- 1. a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.convection
- 2. any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full mooncrater
- 3. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
- 5. a reddish gaseous layer immediately above the photosphere of the sun or another star.sunspot
- 6. an instance of revolving.eclipse
- 7. natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
- 9. each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarterlunar
- 11. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
- 13. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon