Across
- 2. What type of eclipse occurs when the moon casts a shadow on the Earth?
- 3. How bright a star appears when it is 22 light years away is called ____ magnitude
- 5. The kind of spectrum that indicates which wavelengths of light are emitted from a star
- 10. It takes the Earth 24 hours to do this
- 12. The 6th planet from the Sun
- 14. In nuclear fusion (star formation),two hydrogen atoms fuse to make what element?
- 15. A large rock that has hit the Earth's surface
- 17. These are found between Mars and Jupiter
- 19. Large stars can turn into a ___ star or a black hole
- 20. When a comet travels through Earth's atmosphere, the ice sublimates and turns into a ____
- 23. What type of planet is Pluto?
- 24. The model where the Sun is the centre of our solar system
- 25. A non-official star pattern, often found within constellations
- 26. Made up of stars, planets, gas and dust
Down
- 1. The uppermost part of the atmosphere of the Sun
- 4. The astronomical event where Earth is either most tilted towards/away from the Sun
- 6. What season is marked by a vernal equinox?
- 7. Our Sun is a main-sequence star. What will it become next?
- 8. This accounts for stars moving faster than what is expected
- 9. Hot stars tend to be this colour
- 11. This type of wave has the smallest wavelength
- 12. A technology originally designed for a particular purpose that has made its way to everyday use
- 13. A star moving away from you appears this colour
- 16. Absolute magnitude depends on distance and ____
- 18. Robotic hand on the ISS
- 21. Name of our galaxy
- 22. The distance light travels in a year