Year 9 Astronomy & Cosmology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Length of wave, crest to crest.
  2. 6. Bang Beginning of universe, immense explosion.
  3. 8. Distance light travels in a year.
  4. 10. All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies; it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago.
  5. 11. Name,Playes 4 sports.
  6. 13. Universe stretching, galaxies moving away.
  7. 14. Glowing balls of gas, shine in the sky.
  8. 15. Starting point, beginning or source.
Down
  1. 1. Law stating galaxies move apart; universe expansion.
  2. 2. The displacement of spectral lines towards longer wavelengths (the red end of the spectrum) in radiation from distant galaxies and celestial objects. This is interpreted as a Doppler shift that is proportional to the velocity of recession and thus to distance. Compare with blue shift.
  3. 4. Released, like light from a source.
  4. 5. Change in sound or light waves from moving source.
  5. 7. Proof or signs supporting a claim or theory.
  6. 9. Energy waves, like light or heat, traveling.
  7. 12. Vast groups of stars and cosmic matter.