Sun-Earth-Moon
Across
- 3. a telescope that uses a mirror to gather and focus light from a distant object
- 4. a telescope that uses lenses to bring visible light to a focus where an image can be seen by an observer
- 8. occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth
- 11. the plane of Earth’s orbit
- 13. occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
- 14. the process of linking several telescopes together so they can function as one telescope
Down
- 1. the Sun overhead is at its farthest distance
- 2. electromagnetic radiation aligned according to wavelength and frequency
- 5. crater that forms when an object from space crashes into an astronomical body
- 6. point in Moon’s orbit closest to Earth
- 7. point in Moon’s orbit farthest from Earth
- 9. Earth’s axis is perpendicular to the Sun’s rays and at noon the Sun is directly overhead at the equator
- 10. mountainous regions of the Moon
- 12. structures that resemble valleys regolith loose, ground up rock on the surface of the Moon
- 15. long trails of ejecta
- 16. material that blasted out of the Moon’s surface and fell back to the surface