Across
- 4. _______time is measured according to the position of stars in the sky rather than the position of the Sun in the sky
- 6. The Moon’s shadow on Earth during a solar eclipse consists of _______ where the eclipse is total
- 9. A “failed star”
- 11. Hotter and more luminous than solar-mass stars
- 14. 0 to 360 degrees around the horizon from the north towards the east
- 16. Intense burst of fusion during the red giant star's evolution
- 17. Stars form as a result of the _____ collapse of dense regions within molecular clouds
- 20. This coordinate system is an extension of the terrestrial system onto the celestial sphere
- 21. Name of a baby star
- 24. The planetary configuration in which the planet is farthest from Earth and Sun lies between planet and Earth
- 26. A star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel
- 28. Region of cosmic gas and dust formed from the cast-off outer layers of a dying star
- 29. tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to the Equator
- 30. Sun is ________ in the sky during the summer solstice
Down
- 1. When the forces in a star are equal
- 2. Some nebulae are stars _______
- 3. A slow change in the direction of the axis of a spinning object
- 5. After depleting their core hydrogen, massive star evolved into red______
- 7. A solar mass star is a star similar to our ______
- 8. An infinitely dense object whose gravity is so strong that nothing can escape its immediate proximity
- 10. Celestial objects are said to ________ when they cross the celestial meridian in the southern sky
- 12. The complete cycle of _______ phases takes ~29 days to complete
- 13. Dense compact star composed of neutrons
- 15. This eclipse refers to the Sun’s light being blocked from regions of the Earth by the shadow of the moon
- 18. The class of stars which is circumpolar ________ is always visible
- 19. A scale of 90 degrees at the poles and 0 degrees at the equator
- 22. A plot or graph in the shape of a figure eight that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day (such as noon) at one specific locale measured throughout the year
- 23. Stage of a star's life is when it fuses hydrogen
- 25. Where does star nuclear fusion take place?
- 27. During the vernal equinox, the sun appears on ________ 21