Space Review

1. The specific type of eclipse that occurs when Mercury or Venus passes directly between Earth and the Sun
8. The effect that causes winds and currents to curve because Earth rotates
10. Term for the large, low-density outer planets
12. A measure of how stretched or elliptical an orbit is
13. Earth’s yearly motion around the Sun
15. A huge group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
16. An event in which one celestial object blocks another or enters its shadow

2. The point in Earth’s orbit farthest from the Sun
3. Earth’s daily spinning motion on its axis
4. The process that produces energy in the Sun and other stars
5. The actual brightness of a star, often plotted on the H-R Diagram
6. The spiral galaxy that contains our solar system
7. A large cloud of gas and dust in space where stars are born
9. The type of electromagnetic radiation the James Webb Space Telescope detects to see through cosmic dust
11. Theory stating that the universe began in a hot, dense state and has expanded
14. The cyclic rise and fall of ocean waters caused primarily by the Moon's gravitational pull