Across
- 3. An astronomical event in which there is equal day and night
- 4. Star shapes/patterns as a group
- 6. Stars/constellations that simply circle around the North Pole
- 7. Oval shape
- 9. The movement of one object around another over a period of time
- 11. of Gravity Average location of weight of an object
- 12. Distance measured East and West of the Prime Meridian
- 14. Force/Pull A force that holds the planets, moons, and all objects in space in their orbit around something else
- 16. to Polaris 90o North (90o above the equator)
- 17. Periods of time with certain characteristics
- 19. Tide Fall in sea level
- 21. Tide Rise in sea level
- 24. The resistance of a physical object to any change in motion
- 25. A measurement of how warm or cold an object is
- 27. A natural satellite revolving around a planet
- 28. Inclination from perpendicular
Down
- 1. (North Star) Star over Earth’s northern axis (North Pole), part of the constellation Ursa Minor
- 2. A reoccurring event that happens over time and is predictable
- 5. Distance measured North or South of the Equator
- 8. A natural phenomenon; all things with energy are brought towards on another Heliocentric Having or relating to the sun as the central point
- 10. Date Line An imaginary line opposite of the Prime Meridian; a boundary separating days
- 13. Meridian Reference point: separates Eastern and Western Hemispheres
- 15. Incoming solar radiation from the Sun
- 18. Astronomical event: the longest/shortest time the sun is visible
- 20. A dark shape that appears on a surface when something moves between the surface and a light source
- 22. the strength of something (sun’s rays)
- 23. Path around an object
- 26. Circular movement of an object around a center point