Across
- 4. the largest planet
- 5. the hottest planet
- 9. first day of fall
- 10. a frozen ball of ice and rock that orbits the sun
- 12. a spacecraft serving as transportation between Earth and a space station
- 13. a natural or human made object orbiting a planet
- 14. a colourful glow in the Earth’s atmosphere cause by the interaction between the planet’s magnetic field and charged particles from the Sun.
- 17. the effect caused by the Moon’s shadow falling on the Earth’s surface when the Moon is situated between the Earth and the Sun
- 19. the Sun plus the known planets, moons, and comets which orbit the Sun
- 20. occurs when the shadow of the Earths falls on the moon’s surface when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
- 23. Canada’s first female astronaut
- 24. a depression on a planet of moon’s surface caused by the collision of a large object.
- 27. an object in space that produces its own light
- 28. first Canadian to walk in space
- 32. a group of stars that appear to make a picture
- 35. an instrument that helps the observation of distant objects
- 36. a meteor that does not burn up fully
- 37. force that pulls all objects to the ground
- 38. a vehicle propelled through the air by an engine
- 39. the path of one body around another, such as the path the Earth follows around the Sun
- 40. the planet that spins on its side
- 42. the science of the universe beyond Earth
- 43. the distance light travels in one year
- 45. a machine that explores space and sends back pictures and information to Earth
Down
- 1. slightlt cooler areas on the Sun’s surface
- 2. the planet with the highest-known mountains
- 3. the gasses that surround the surface of a planet
- 6. the point, or imaginary line, around which something turns.
- 7. first day of spring
- 8. first day of winter
- 9. a unit of distance that is equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
- 11. dark areas on the Moon’s surface once thought to be seas
- 15. someone who travels in a spacecraft
- 16. first day of summer
- 18. a body that moves around the Sun or any other star
- 21. one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky
- 22. the name of the brightest star in the night sky (found the constellation Canis Major)
- 25. the shape of the Moon, or of a planet as it is seen at a particular time
- 26. a rocky body that orbits the sun.
- 29. natural satellite orbiting a planet
- 30. the flash of light from a small object
- 31. known as the North Star
- 33. a scientists who studies the star and planets
- 34. the closet planet to the Sun
- 41. the planet with the brightest rings
- 44. a group of billions of stars forming one system