Earth-Sun-Moon System vocab pg. 344-373

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Across
  1. 1. different shapes of the moon we see
  2. 4. a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a animal or other object
  3. 6. an object that orbits the sun
  4. 7. sun-centred model is known as
  5. 8. Earth-centered model is known as
  6. 10. the day where we experience the same amount of daylight and night
  7. 12. cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
  8. 16. oval shape rather than a perfect circle
  9. 18. tide where the least difference between low and high tides
  10. 19. darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse
  11. 20. streak of light produced when a small piece of rock burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere
  12. 21. imaginary line that passes from the North pole to the South pole
  13. 23. the spinning of Earth on its axis
  14. 24. a giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma
Down
  1. 2. a body that orbits a planet
  2. 3. force that attracts objects towards each other
  3. 5. most significant difference between low and high tides
  4. 9. the movement of one object around another
  5. 11. the path planets take around the sun
  6. 13. rise and fall of ocean water
  7. 14. area of the shadow where the sun is partially blocked
  8. 15. tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  9. 17. when an object comes between the sun and a third object
  10. 22. the longest or shortest day of the year