Across
- 2. When we have had a new moon and so the moon appears to get bigger every day, we say that the moon is doing this.
- 3. One of the seasons in which Australia has an equinox.
- 4. This star does not seem to move at all.
- 5. Another name for a shooting star.
- 7. What longitude would you expect to see given for Greenwich on a map?
- 11. The type of force that pulls on the oceans to form the tides.
- 14. How many high tides does each place have in one day?
- 17. The imaginary line that passes through Earths poles.
- 18. What causes stars to be different colours?
- 20. Stars are made of hydrogen and helium _____.
- 22. What holds the solar system together?
- 23. About how many degrees is the Earth’s axis tilted from the vertical?
- 26. The Earth belongs to this galaxy.
- 28. What phase of the moon do we have when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth to the sun?
- 29. The sun will continue to do this for approximately another 5 billion years.
- 30. This term is used when the first rays of sunlight fall on Earth.
- 31. The sun is a .......
Down
- 1. The oval shape of the moons orbit
- 2. This solstice happens on the 22nd of June in Australia.
- 6. There are two main models in astronomy The sun centred and _______ ________ model.
- 8. Stars don't move in the sky but seem to because this does.
- 9. Which hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun in late December?
- 10. One of the months in Australia in which months a equinox occurs?
- 12. How many days does it take the moon to complete one orbit?
- 13. The number of different time zones in Australia.
- 15. This is the direction in which the sun sets.
- 16. This place can experience 24 hours of daylight in summer and 24 hours of darkness
- 19. In which country of the world is Greenwich?
- 21. How many days are there between a full moon and a new moon?
- 23. The number of different time zones on Earth.
- 24. This is the direction in which the sun rises.
- 25. This constellation is referred to as the hunter.
- 27. The axis is an imaginary line that passes through these (north and south) on the Earth?