Astronomy Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. term describing a model of the solar system in which earth and other planets revolve around the sun
  2. 5. fast lakes of lava that form dark areas
  3. 8. term describing a model of the universe in which earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  4. 11. occurs when the moon moves into the earths shadow
  5. 15. goddess of the moon
  6. 16. The tide with the lease difference between consecutive Low and high tides
  7. 17. either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
  8. 18. The darkest part of a shadow
  9. 20. either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun
Down
  1. 1. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive Low and high tides
  2. 2. any phase during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
  3. 4. A large bowl shaped cavity in the ground
  4. 6. occurs when a portion of the earth is engulfed and a shadow cast by the Moon
  5. 7. The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  6. 9. side The lunar hemisphere that always faces away from earth
  7. 10. The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
  8. 12. The spinning motion of a planet on it’s axis
  9. 13. an object that orbits a planet
  10. 14. The movement of an object around another object
  11. 19. The phase in which it’s visible surface area is getting smaller