Astronomy

4. Small fragments of rock that orbit the Sun- these create shooting stars when they burn up in our atmosphere.
5. The force that makes the planets revolve around the Sun.
8. The Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees which causes ___
11. On the ____ solstice, the Earth is closest to the Sun
12. Which season begins on June 21st, when the Sun is highest in the sky (in the northern hemisphere)
14. On which day does the Sun rise due East?
15. The _____ day of the year is on the summer solstice
17. The type of eclipse that occurs when the shadow cast by the Earth covers the Moon.
19. The terrestrial planets are Earth, Mars, Mercury, and ___
20. The body that is the main factor in determining the tides on Earth

1. Which model replaced the Geocentric model to say that the Sun was at the center of the solar system?
2. It takes the Earth 1 ____ to revolve around the Sun
3. The Sun's apparent daily movement across the sky is caused by Earth's ___
6. Solid rocky and/or metallic body that orbits the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
7. The age of the universe is measured in 10 to 20 ____ years old
9. Type of tide that has extra large high tides and extra small low tides
10. Dirty snowball with elliptical orbit around the Sun
12. The type of eclipse that can only occur during a new moon
13. The Earth rotates at a rate of 15 degrees per ___
16. The planets known as gas giants or jovians include Jupiter, Uranus, and ____
18. How many days is the Sun directly overhead in New York?