Across
- 3. When the Earth goes around the Sun
- 4. First ever wheeled rover on Mars used to collect samples
- 6. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth's liquid water.
- 7. Pull between two objects. Part of Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
- 9. These types of planets have no or few moons and rocky surfaces
- 12. How we measure the composition of elements in a star
- 13. One end state of supergiant stars
- 14. When the moon is between the Sun and the Earth at a specific angle
- 16. The next phase after the full moon.
- 17. Phase of the moon that comes after waxing gibbous
- 20. Originating in the Sun, these items cause auroras and could cause problems with electricity
- 21. Small solar system object such as comets give us history about the ________ solar system
- 23. Pluto is categorized as one of these.
- 27. A planet outside our solar system
- 28. The Milky Way galaxy is this type of galaxy
- 29. This type of galaxy is usually elongated in shape and are usually found in clusters.
- 30. This new telescope is taking images of the earliest galaxies
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- 1. The reason Earth has seasons
- 2. The next step in the evolution of a main sequence star
- 5. Diagram used to categorize stars
- 8. Liquid water helps to make a planet __________
- 10. The reason Earth has day and night.
- 11. An increase these indicate that the Sun is going to solar maximum
- 15. Also known as the surface of the Sun
- 18. Planet with the highest level of nitrogen
- 19. Most stars, including our Sun are a part of this location on the HR diagram
- 22. The larger the _______ the higher the force of gravitational pull
- 24. We have to watch out for these, especially if they come from the "sun side"
- 25. Planets with many moons and large mass
- 26. Terrestrial planet that has potential habitability due to ice near the poles.