Sun-Moon-Earth Vocab 2

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Across
  1. 3. Also known as coronal mass ejections; huge bubbbles of gas emitted from the corona
  2. 7. Occurs when moon turns red during a Lunar Eclipse
  3. 10. Sudden increases in brightness around sunspots and prominences
  4. 12. Clouds of gas that make jets and loop back into the corona
  5. 13. More of moon's near side is lit, New Moon to Full moon
  6. 15. Season marked by Winter Solstice to Spring Equinox, Nights shorten, Earth tilts to Sun
  7. 17. Occurs when the two hemispheres of the Earth are equal distance from the sun
  8. 18. Season marked by Autumnal Equinox to Winter Solstice, Nights longer than day, Earth tits further away from Sun
  9. 19. Season marked by Summer Solstice to Autumnal Equinox, Days begin to shorten, Earth tilts away from Sun
Down
  1. 1. Occurs when the hemispheres are closest/furthest away to the Sun
  2. 2. Evidence that these solar winds are hitting Earth
  3. 4. Darkest portion of shadow where total solar or lunar eclipse occurs
  4. 5. Regions of strong magnetic activity cooler than the rest of the photosphere
  5. 6. Portions of the moon reflecting light as seen from Earth
  6. 8. Season marked by Spring Equinox to Summer Solstice, Days Longer Than night, Earth Tilts Closer to Sun
  7. 9. Less of moon's near side is lit, Full Moon to New Moon
  8. 11. Charged particles coming from the sun
  9. 14. Solar eclipse when the moon does not fully block out Sun
  10. 16. Lighter portion of shadow where partial solar or lunar eclipse occurs