Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. To shine light on something.
  2. 7. Measures different wavelengths of light to identify elements
  3. 10. GIBBOUS, Moon phase when light is decreasing
  4. 11. Earth’s tilt line that causes day and night.
  5. 12. A vehicle designed to explore the surface of another planet or moon
  6. 14. NOON, When the Sun is highest in the sky
  7. 15. RADIATION, Powerful waves of heat and light from the Sun.
  8. 17. A planet’s movement around the Sun
Down
  1. 1. GIBBOUS, Moon phase when light is increasing
  2. 2. A tool that collects light to make distant objects appear closer.
  3. 3. MOON, The Moon when fully lit as seen from Earth
  4. 5. Yearly weather patterns caused by Earth’s tilt and orbit
  5. 6. PLANE, Flat, imaginary path where planets orbit the Sun
  6. 8. The spinning of a planet around its axis
  7. 9. The study of space, stars, planets, and the universe
  8. 13. Object that orbits around a planet
  9. 15. ENERGY, Energy Earth receives from the Sun’s rays.
  10. 16. Average distance between Earth and the Sun.
  11. 18. MOON, The Moon when it is completely dark from Earth’s view