The Cosmos
Across
- 4. Oval or almost circular-shaped paths around objects such as planets.
- 5. Occurring or appearing at regular intervals.
- 8. The periodic rise and fall in ocean waters.
- 10. A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.
- 11. The scientific study of objects in space.
- 12. A small hole made by a pin.
- 13. Northern or southern half of the Earth.
- 14. Planets closer to the Sun, mostly rocky (e.g., Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
Down
- 1. The Earth's or Moon's dark inner shadow.
- 2. Legendary.
- 3. Occurrence when the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are all in a line together.
- 6. Gas giant planets farther from the Sun (e.g., Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
- 7. The time it takes a planet to complete one orbit
- 9. The Earth's or Moon's faint outer shadow.