Across
- 2. As you move north or south of the equator, the weather will begin to get________
- 7. as the ___________ between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases a lot!
- 9. Which planet has more gravity, Jupiter or Mars
- 12. Because the sun is so far away, sunlight strikes the surface of the Earth in straight and _________ lines
- 13. A planet known for its beautiful rings
- 16. This is what is likely at the center of the galaxy (squish the two words together)
- 18. This planet rotates on its side
- 20. Sunlight gets stretched-out when it hits a _________ surface like the Earth.
- 22. If the ecliptic of the Sun is short, the altitude will be low. What season will it be?
- 23. The circular path a planet takes around the Sun
Down
- 1. The ____________ depends on the altitude of the Sun
- 3. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
- 4. If the altitude of the sun is LOW, the weather will be _____
- 5. This is what happens when massive stars die. A neutron star (baby black hole) is left behind.
- 6. The angle of the sun to the Earth
- 8. What season will it be if the ecliptic is medium-size?
- 10. The arch-shape path the sun takes through the sky every day
- 11. Jupiter has more gravity than Earth because it has more ________
- 14. The time of day when the Sun is at its peak is local __________
- 15. What is the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other?
- 17. The invisible line going around the middle of the Earth
- 19. Sunlight behaves predictably in perfectly ____________ lines
- 21. If the altitude of the sun is HIGH, the weather will be _____