Across
- 4. “The heavens declare the Glory of God” is found in which book of the Bible?
- 6. Also known as compass points
- 8. The concept that the Earth is at the center of the universe.
- 9. The land of the Far East, derives its name from the Latin “Oriens”
- 10. The time of transition between blue daytime sky and the sky of night.
- 14. How many hours the day is divided into
- 15. Border between night and day that encircles the world.
- 18. The situation where the moon passes in front of the sun.
- 20. At noon, the shadows always point true ______.
- 21. Constructed to line up with the compass points, _______ aligned
- 24. The biblical purpose for the stars and moon.
- 26. These ancient building were astronomically aligned.
- 27. The modern world uses ______ time so people across hundreds of miles read the same time on their clocks.
Down
- 1. Polish priest that laid out the theory the heliocentric model.
- 2. The hands on a clock move ________ to imitate the direction of the sundial shadows.
- 3. Device used to tell time for thousands of years
- 4. The P in P.M.
- 5. This feature of planet Earth makes our skies blue and bright.
- 7. The Earth _________ on its axis.
- 9. Old word for Europe, derives from the Latin word “Occidens”
- 11. Part of sundial used to cast a shadow
- 12. The A in A.M.
- 13. The distance place where the land and sky meet.
- 16. The sundial of Ahaz is referenced in which book of the Bible?
- 17. Imaginary Line that defines the middle of the sky,
- 19. The direction and “place” that the sun rises at every morning.
- 22. At midday, the sun hangs in the sky in this direction and “place”.
- 23. Where the sun sets every day, also a direction.
- 25. Ancient Greek word for dawn
