Sun, Moon, and Star Concepts (9.4-9.8)

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Across
  1. 2. Global Positioning System
  2. 4. an object that orbit a planet or a star
  3. 7. the group of stars, appearing as a small cup, also called the Little Bear
  4. 9. moon cycle
  5. 10. the flight and space science agency of the US government (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
  6. 11. the seven stars appearing as a long-handled cup, which are part of the Great Bear
  7. 12. the line where the earth seems to meet the sky
  8. 13. a satellite in which astronauts can live for months at a time
  9. 15. a heavenly body that orbits a planet
  10. 16. an unmanned spacecraft that collects pictures and data in space
  11. 17. an object that does not give off its own visible light
Down
  1. 1. the first type of rocket-launched spacecraft designed to be reused
  2. 3. four stars forming the shape of a cross with the long crossbar pointing to the South Pole
  3. 5. the star consistently located almost directly above the earth’s axis at the North Pole, also called Polaris or the Pole Star
  4. 6. an object that is seen as the result of reflected light
  5. 8. instruments used in navigation
  6. 14. an object that gives off its own visible light