Across
- 3. animal animal that hunts at night
- 5. a device that requires skill for proper use
- 6. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- 9. the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
- 11. (plural) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
- 12. the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
- 17. plural) the size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring
- 18. everything that exists anywhere
- 19. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- 23. (plural) a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name
- 24. of first rank or importance or value
Down
- 1. a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants
- 2. to change level, strength, or value frequently
- 4. having to do with the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth
- 6. the science or occupation of farming
- 7. a system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and their moons
- 8. a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion
- 10. to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it
- 13. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
- 14. extend in scope or range area
- 15. of or relating to or evolving
- 16. a science that deals with the history of a planet as recorded in rocks
- 17. ideas that are believed by many people but that are not true
- 20. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
- 21. something seen or learned for the first time
- 22. a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send it back to Earth