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  1. 2. ______ moon is the phase when the entire lit side of the moon can be seen from Earth.
  2. 3. space craft that carries astronauts to space
  3. 5. Rock found in the asteroid belt
  4. 7. Name of a meteor once it reaches the Earth's surface
  5. 8. The star that the earth revolves around.
  6. 9. 6th planet from the sun
  7. 11. The natural satellite that revolves around the Earth.
  8. 15. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
  9. 17. A person who travels to space
  10. 18. A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.
  11. 19. 3rd planet from the sun
  12. 23. An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
  13. 24. thin layer of gases that surround the Earth
  14. 26. 8th planet from the sun
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  1. 1. 5th planet from the sun
  2. 4. 2nd planet from the sun
  3. 6. Each of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
  4. 10. 7th planet from the sun
  5. 12. __________ tide, when the Sun, Earth, and moon are all in line and create extreme high and low tides.
  6. 13. two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
  7. 14. _______ eclipse, where the moon passes directly between the earth and sun
  8. 16. _______ eclipse, where the moon passes into the Earth´s shadow.
  9. 20. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; formed in 1958 with the goal of placing an American in orbit.
  10. 21. A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices
  11. 22. 1st planet from the sun
  12. 25. The predictable rise and fall of ocean water due to the moon and sun's gravity.
  13. 27. Used to be the 9th planet from the sun, now a dwarf planet