Across
- 1. What does the observation that distant galaxies move away faster imply about the universe?
- 6. Which Moon phase rises around midnight, reaches the meridian around 6 AM, and sets around noon?
- 11. What geographic factor affects which constellations are visible?
- 12. What is the group of more than 80 galaxies that includes the Milky Way and Andromeda?
- 14. What do we call a group containing many galaxies?
- 15. What is the approximate date of the spring equinox?
- 17. Why does the hemisphere tilted toward the Sun experience warmer seasons?
- 18. How many official constellations are there?
- 23. Approximately how many stars can we see with the naked eye on a clear dark night?
- 25. In which direction does Earth rotate?
- 26. What is the approximate radius of Earth?
- 27. What astronomer discovered that galaxies are moving away from us?
- 28. Which Moon phase rises around 9 PM, reaches the meridian around 3 AM, and sets around 9 AM?
- 30. During which direction does the illuminated portion appear during the waxing phases?
- 31. What is the speed of light in kilometers per second?
- 32. Which Moon phase rises around 6 PM, reaches the meridian around midnight, and sets around 6 AM?
- 34. What is the point directly above an observer called?
- 35. What unit is commonly used to describe distances within our solar system?
- 37. What unit is commonly used to describe the distances between stars and galaxies?
- 40. What must occur between the Sun, Earth, and Moon for an eclipse to happen?
- 44. What point on the celestial sphere is directly above Earth’s South Pole?
- 46. What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth?
- 48. Which Moon phase rises around 9 AM, reaches the meridian around 3 PM, and sets around 9 PM?
- 51. What imaginary flat surface passes through the center and disk of the Milky Way?
- 52. During a solar eclipse, whose shadow falls on Earth?
- 56. What is caused by Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt?
- 57. Which Moon phase rises around 3 AM, reaches the meridian around 9 AM, and sets around 3 PM?
- 59. What is the name for when we receive approximately equal amounts of daylight and nighttime?
- 60. What is a great island of stars held together by gravity and orbiting a common center?
- 62. What galaxy contains our Solar System?
- 63. What part of the Milky Way contains our Solar System?
- 65. What do we call a cluster of galaxy clusters?
- 66. Why does angular size not tell us an object’s true physical size?
- 68. What is the altitude of the zenith?
- 69. Which Moon phase rises around 6 AM, reaches the meridian around noon, and sets around 6 PM?
Down
- 2. What is the flat plane defined by Earth’s orbital path around the Sun?
- 3. What type of object is not massive enough to undergo nuclear fusion?
- 4. What is another name for the spring equinox?
- 5. What is the portion of the entire universe that we can potentially observe?
- 7. What is another name for the fall equinox?
- 8. During a lunar eclipse, whose shadow falls on the Moon?
- 9. Why do the Sun and Moon appear to have approximately the same angular size?
- 10. What is the approximate age of the universe in years?
- 13. Which Moon phase rises around noon, reaches the meridian around 6 PM, and sets around midnight?
- 16. Approximately how far are we from the center of the Milky Way?
- 19. What is the approximate radius of the Sun?
- 20. During which direction does the illuminated portion appear during the waning phases?
- 21. What type of object is massive enough to undergo nuclear fusion?
- 22. What is a region of the sky with well-defined borders?
- 24. What is the approximate distance to the boundary of the observable universe in light years?
- 29. What is the angle separating two objects in the sky called?
- 33. In which direction do stars appear to move across the sky?
- 36. What type of eclipse occurs when Earth comes between the Sun and Moon?
- 38. What point on the celestial sphere is directly above Earth’s North Pole?
- 39. What imaginary sphere surrounding Earth is used to map the sky?
- 41. What is Earth’s approximate axial tilt in degrees?
- 42. What describes how large an object appears in your field of view?
- 43. What is the approximate angular size of both the Sun and Moon?
- 44. What must one astronomical object pass through for an eclipse to occur?
- 45. What is the approximate date of the autumn equinox?
- 47. What is the projection of Earth’s equator onto the celestial sphere?
- 49. What motion of Earth causes stars to appear to rise and set?
- 50. What do we call the Sun and everything that orbits it, including planets, dwarf planets, and small bodies?
- 53. Which Moon phase rises around 3 PM, reaches the meridian around 9 PM, and sets around 3 AM?
- 54. What is 1/60 of a degree called?
- 55. What is the Sun’s apparent path through the celestial sphere?
- 58. What is the name of the large galaxy also known as M31?
- 61. What is 1/60 of an arcminute called?
- 64. What is a familiar pattern or grouping of stars used to help locate constellations?
- 67. What second factor affects which constellations are visible?
