Across
- 3. eclipse blocking of sun's light; occurs during new moon when moon's shadow falls
- 10. part of moon becomes temporarily darkened;moon moves partially into the umbra of earth's shadow
- 12. star in the center of our solar system; Earth and 7 planets revolve around it.
- 14. layer of sun's atmosphere below the corona
- 15. a sphere of hot,glowing gases that releases energy in the form of heat and light
- 16. the entire disk of the full moon is covered by earth's umbra
Down
- 1. loop of gas; comes from sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions
- 2. solar eclipse, new moon temporarily blocks part of sun's disk, new moon, earth, and sun aren't completely aligned
- 4. lunar eclipse, barely visible from earth; occurs when new moon moves through the penumbra of earth's shadow
- 5. reaction when hydrogen gas changes to helium gas; releases energy in form of heat and light
- 6. layer of sun's atmosphere below chromosphere; provides sunlight that reaches earth
- 7. blocking of sunlight to moon; during full moon phase
- 8. eclipse visible from inside moon's umbra;sun's entire disk is blocked by new moon
- 9. type of solar eclipse; moon is too far away to cover sun completely;outer edge is seen as a ring
- 11. lighter, outer part of a shadow cone
- 12. relatively darker, cooler area on sun's surface;emits charged particles
- 13. outer layer of Sun's atmosphere; becomes visible during total solar eclipse
- 17. the inner, darker part of a shadow cone