Astronomy Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. point between two objects where they balance each other
  2. 7. results in the apparent rising and setting of the Sun
  3. 8. commonly referred to as 'light'
  4. 10. eclipse in which the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth
  5. 11. movement of the Earth around the Sun
  6. 13. wobbling around precessional axis; 18 year period
  7. 15. breaking up large nuclei into two or more nuclei
  8. 17. combining light nuclei to form larger nuclei; hyrdogen to helium
Down
  1. 1. change in direction of axis, without change in tilt
  2. 3. the plane in which Earth orbits about the Sun
  3. 4. theory in which there was a sudden expansion of matter and time
  4. 5. time it takes from one full moon to the next
  5. 6. converting solar energy into chemical energy
  6. 9. pathway a planet takes around the Sun (or any larger celestial body)
  7. 12. eclipse in which the moon passes through Earth's shadow
  8. 14. 23.5 degree tilt
  9. 16. these are a result of the 23.5 degree tilt of Earth's axis