Across
- 2. to see a full total eclipse, you must be in this part of the shadow
- 5. I told you this term used in science means “false”
- 6. the highest tides are called this
- 7. what rocks falling through our atmosphere are called
- 11. the tides are the ___ when Earth, the moon, and the sun are all in a straight line
- 13. during the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere we experience the ___ daylight hours
- 17. when the moon is in the 1st or 3rd quarter phases, then about one ___ of the moon is “lit”
- 19. this equinox is the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
- 20. the different amounts of light you can see from Earth shining on the moon are called the ___ of the moon
- 23. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 24. when the moon is in the “gaining light “ phases it is in the __ phases
- 26. the highest peaks on the moon are called this
- 27. these on the moon were created by ancient lava flow
- 28. this is the calendar we use today
- 30. larger, round pits formed by impacts of meteroids
- 34. this calendar had 12 months with 30 days and an extra 5 days at the end of the year to honor their Gods
- 35. the brightest object in the night sky after the moon
- 37. A chunk of rock in space is called this
- 39. when the moon is in the waxing or waning ___ phases, then only a small sliver, or about ¼ of the moon is “lit”
- 41. the ___ solstice is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere
- 44. when the moon is “losing” light it is in the __ phases
- 45. the moon has drastic changes in temperature due to the fact that it has no ____
- 46. the north star
- 47. the tides are the ___ when the moon, sun and earth are at right angles to each other
- 48. the ___ of an object will not change no matter where it is, but the ____ may, because IT is determined by the gravitational pull
- 49. when the moon is in the waxing or waning ___ phases, then ¾ of the moon is “lit”
- 50. when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere it is now called this
Down
- 1. one complete revolution around the sun is approximately one ____
- 3. the strength of gravity depends on the ___ of the 2 objects and the ___ between them
- 4. an object that orbits a sun
- 7. if a chunk of rock from space hits earth’s ground, it is called this
- 8. the shape of the orbit of Earth’s revolution around the sun
- 9. the name given to objects that orbit a planet
- 10. day and night are caused by Earth’s ____
- 12. the oldest, most highly cratered regions on the Moon, light in color
- 14. the summer ___ is the longest day in the Northern hemisphere
- 15. you will see only a partial solar eclipse if you are in this portion of the moon’s shadow
- 16. the narrow band or plane in which planets in our solar system move
- 18. earth’s rotation takes approximately 365 ____
- 21. these are used to find constellations
- 22. most constellations were named in this language
- 25. all objects are attracted to each other by the force of ____
- 29. this force helps keep Earth in it’s orbit around the sun
- 31. you will see a ___ eclipse when Earth is between the sun and the moon
- 32. Earth’s rotation takes approximately 24 ___
- 33. a mixture of ice and dust on an elongated orbit around the sun, it emits a trail of heated gases as it nears the sun
- 36. a pattern of stars imagined by people to represent a fissure
- 38. the moon’s gravity is ___ that of Earth (fraction)
- 39. these on the moon were formed by meteor impacts
- 40. when it is a spring or autumnal ____, then Earth is the least tilted toward the sun it will ever be for the year
- 42. Earth experiences 4 ___ due to the tilt of Earth on its axis
- 43. lowest tides are called this
- 45. the fake science of believing in predictions of zodiac symbols