Across
- 2. everything that exists anywhere
- 3. having to do with the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth
- 7. something seen or learned for the first time
- 12. a system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and their moons
- 13. ideas that are believed by many people but that are not true
- 14. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- 15. obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
- 16. plural) the size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring
- 17. to change level, strength, or value frequently
- 19. of or relating to an orbit, that is, he curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)
- 21. want something to happen or be the case
- 22. a science that deals with the history of a planet as recorded in rocks
- 24. the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
- 25. (plural) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
- 27. a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion
Down
- 1. a device that requires skill for proper use
- 4. the science or occupation of farming
- 5. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- 6. animal that hunts at night
- 8. (plural) a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name
- 9. extend in scope or range area
- 10. to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it
- 11. a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send it back to Earth
- 18. of first rank or importance or value
- 20. the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
- 23. of or relating to or evolving
- 26. a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants
