Astronomy- Smith 2nd

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Across
  1. 1. there are 8 of them including Pluto as it speeds by
  2. 2. tide The tide with the biggest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  3. 5. A large bit caused by the impact of a meteorite
  4. 8. The two days of the year when the sun reaches it's highest point
  5. 11. of universal gravitation The law that says every object in the universe attracts every other object
  6. 13. tells you what month, day, or year it is
  7. 15. An object that orbits the planet
  8. 17. eclipse When the sunlight to the moon is locked by the earth directly between them.
  9. 18. The partial or total blocking of of one object in space by another
  10. 19. The force that keeps us on the ground
  11. 20. A chunk of rock or dust in space that is usually smaller than an asteroid
  12. 22. An object circling another object.
  13. 23. A streak of light int he sky produced by an object burning from entering earth atmosphere
  14. 24. A line that passes through the planets poles on which the planet rotates on.
Down
  1. 1. The different shapes of the moon seen from the earth
  2. 3. The spinning of a planet on it's axis
  3. 4. The path of an object as it circles another object in space
  4. 6. the rise and fall of water in the ocean
  5. 7. eclipse The blocking of the sunlight that happens when the moon is right between earth and the sun
  6. 9. They come out at night with the moon and shine
  7. 10. Groups of stars that look like or represent something like the big dipper
  8. 12. the darkest part of a shadow
  9. 14. tide The tide with the smallest difference between the consecutive low and high tides
  10. 16. The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
  11. 21. The two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
  12. 23. Dark and flat surfaces on the moon made from ancient lava flows