Tatyana's Solar System Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Bonus: The painter of Starry Night
  2. 4. This is the direction that the stars appear to move across the celestial sphere in, due to an illusion.
  3. 7. Make a wish! Also known as a meteor, they are pieces of rock/dust burning through space at 10-70km/second.
  4. 9. The colour of a comet’s ion tail (also known as the ice tail).
  5. 11. Zoom Zoom! The amount of times that you could travel around the earth in one second at the speed of light.
  6. 12. Bonus: The singer of Starry Starry Night
  7. 14. Just like the show star search! You use this chart to find constellations.
  8. 15. Twice a year, the Sun’s rays are furthest from the equator, due to the tilt of the Earth. It is celebrated in the winter.
  9. 19. This planet, which is named after the Roman God of the Sea, is the farthest from the sun and has the fastest wind speeds of all the planets in our solar system.
  10. 21. This constellation’s English translation in stuffed form will bring comfort to a baby.
  11. 23. The Earth is tilted on its ____ at 23.5 degrees.
  12. 25. Buckle Up! This area between Mars and Jupiter is where almost all asteroids are found.
  13. 27. When the Earth’s axis does not tilt toward or away from the Sun and the rays shine directly onto the equator twice a year.
  14. 28. During this event, the moon is directly in between the Sun and Earth, and the sun’s light becomes totally or partially blocked.
  15. 31. The sun is like a celebrity in the sense that they are both _____.
  16. 32. Not only the number of keys on a piano, but also the number of constellations in the night sky.
  17. 35. Bonus: He was the first man on the moon in 1969.
  18. 36. We live on an itsy bitsy marble floating through space! At this distance from earth, our home planet begins to look small (in km).
  19. 37. This large ball of ice, which has been reclassified as a dwarf planet and rotates around its axis in 6 ⅓ Earth days is also the name of Mickey’s pal.
  20. 40. Welcome to the dark side! We never see the dark side of the moon because it is always ______ from us.
  21. 42. This planet, which is also the title of Bananarama’s smash hit song, is one of the two planets to rotate east to west, the opposite from the other six.
  22. 44. May the force be with you! The planets move in a circular pattern (orbit) because of this force.
  23. 45. If you observe the movement of this planet for multiple nights, it will appear to move backwards for a bit before returning to moving forward. Also the name of a chocolate bar.
Down
  1. 1. Everything that exists is a part of the ______.
  2. 3. Bonus: This is the name of the leading explanation of how the universe began and also the name of a popular TV sitcom.
  3. 5. Bonus:He is a Rocketman.
  4. 6. There is no atmosphere on the moon because less gravity allows for all of the _____ to escape.
  5. 8. In Greek mythology, the person that this constellation represents was a hunter. His constellation was placed right next to the constellations representing his dogs, and far away from Scorpius, the animal that caused his death.
  6. 10. Find your Swiffer! It’s time to clean up the atoms and fragments of atoms that make up one of the two masses that galaxies contain.
  7. 12. Bonus: He is a super-villain first appearing in the comic Green Lantern #21.
  8. 13. During a solar eclipse, the sun’s ____ becomes visible, as the moon blocks out the sunlight.
  9. 15. All objects that orbit the sun make up the ____.
  10. 16. Look up! Do you see groups of stars that form a pattern? What are they called?
  11. 17. Shhhh be quiet, people are sleeping! The moon’s seas are the Sea of Rains, Sea of Clouds, Sea of Serenity, and the Sea of _____.
  12. 18. Follow that star! This star is famously used for navigation by sailors.
  13. 20. Bonus: It is a trend on TikTok to show what this telescope saw on your birthday, images that are found on the NASA website.
  14. 22. What’s your sign? There are 13 _____ constellations, constellations that cross the path of the ecliptic.
  15. 24. The speed of the orbit becomes ____ as you move away from the Sun.
  16. 26. Sometimes, the outer planets are referred to as the _____ planets.
  17. 29. The distance between the sun and earth is measured in _______, a distance that was made up by astronomers.
  18. 30. Look at that! These constellations are constantly visible in Canada.
  19. 33. The Beatles say you want a ______, a 1-year journey that is a complete orbit of the Earth around the sun.
  20. 34. Not to be confused with a solar eclipse, this occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon. You can look at this one without special goggles.
  21. 38. Wow! This is the only planet where H2O exists in all three states.
  22. 39. The cows are really thriving! Our home galaxy is the _____.
  23. 40. Howl! This is the fifth phase of the moon.
  24. 41. This is the direction in which the Earth rotates.
  25. 43. Bonus: A fictional astronaut referred to in multiple David Bowie songs.