Astronomy

2. belief that your life is based on placement of the stars
6. the path that the sun and planets take across the sky
8. when the moon shrinks a little each night passing though the gibbous phase
9. day a day measured according to the stars
13. when the moons appearance undergoes a cycle of changes
14. represents the intersection of the Earth's equatorial plane with the celestial sphere
15. the magnetic direction of an object along the ground
17. the imaginary line that splits the Earth in half
18. spinning on the center (axis)
23. the apparent change in the suns position in the sky
24. / the apparent shift of an object due to its position
28. groups of stars that "appear" to form a pattern
29. demands that the principle of mediocrity, like all other scientific principles be continually tested and replaced if found inadequate

1. diagram of heavenly bodies that predicts the future
3. movement of a planet around another object
4. a constellation also called the Ursa Major
5. a canopy of stars resembling an astronomical painting on a heavenly ceiling
7. a system where astronomers quantify measurements of the stars
10. is measured in units called hours, minutes, and seconds and it increases to the east
11. science dealing with the behavior of light
12. is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator
16. is the distance traveled by light at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers per second, in a year
19. the periodic change in sea level due to the moon and the sun
20. when most places on Earth have 12 hours of daylight
21. the study of objects in the universe based on data collected
22. when the moon grows and pass through the crescent,quarter, and gibbous phases
24. will seem to move over time
25. when earth cast a shadow on the moon
26. the height (in degrees) of an object along the ground
27. is a star that always appears to be directly over the North Pole