Across
- 3. height of a location on Earth's surface measured vertically above a fixed reference point
- 6. describes processes, patterns, or structures that repeat in a loop, returning to a starting point
- 7. our star, the Sun, and everything gravitationally bound to it, including planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust and gas, all orbiting in elliptical paths
- 8. to pass, transfer, or convey energy, signals, information, or matter from one point or organism to another
- 10. the fundamental, invisible attraction between any two objects with mass or energy, pulling them towards each other, with its strength depending on their masses and the distance between them
- 13. a celestial body that orbits a larger body, typically a planet or dwarf planet, and isn't a man-made satellite or a planet itself
- 14. occurring once every year or lasting for one year
- 15. the third planet from the Sun, a rocky terrestrial world uniquely capable of supporting life due to its liquid water, protective atmosphere, and suitable temperatures
- 16. the repeating, curved path one object takes around another due to gravity
- 17. when one celestial body blocks the light from or of another by passing in front of it, creating a shadow, which happens during a rare alignment of three bodies
- 20. to bend a wave (like light or sound) as it passes from one medium to another (e.g., air to water, or water to glass) due to a change in its speed, causing it to change direction and path
Down
- 1. diurnal processes (occurring in 24 hours) or everyday phenomena explained by science, like cooking or transport
- 2. the process where radiation or particles deviate from a straight path due to interactions with obstacles or irregularities in a medium, resulting in redirection in many directions
- 4. the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the changing angles at which we view the sunlit portion of the Moon as it orbits our planet
- 5. the proper name for the North Star, a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor, currently located very near the north celestial pole (the point where Earth's axis points in space)
- 6. a cognitive shift in understanding or interpreting information, moving from one viewpoint (e.g., egocentric) to another (e.g., detached, third-person, or another person's view) to gain deeper insight
- 9. a massive, gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, forming vast cosmic structures containing billions to trillions of stars
- 11. the bouncing back of waves (like light, sound, or water) when they hit a boundary between two different mediums, changing their direction but staying in the original medium
- 12. relating to or determined by the sun.
- 18. all of existence: everything that exists, including all space, time, matter (like planets, stars, galaxies, dust), energy (light, radiation), physical processes, and fundamental constants, originating from the Big Bang and continuing to expand
- 19. a predictable regularity, repetition, or relationship in data or phenomena that helps scientists describe, classify, explain, and predict the natural world