Space Crossword

Name of Galaxy that our solar system is located in, plus about 100 billion other stars
The star at the center of our solar system
A huge cloud of gas and dust
distance that light travels in one year
The motion of Earth spinning on its axis; the reason why Earth has a day and night cycle
The motion of Earth moving along its orbit around the Sun
The degree at which Earth tilts with respect to its orbital plane
shortest day of the year Earth is tilted away from the sun
The longest day of the year Earth is tilted toward the sun
This occurs twice per year- all locations have 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night
why we have seasons
the brightness of a star when viewed from Earth
how bright a star actually is
A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
object in orbit around the sun; in reference to size, between meteoroids and planets
an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.
Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
the waxing or waning phase of the moon where only a small portion of the moon's side that faces Earth is illuminated
the waxing or waning phase of the moon in which three-fourths of the moon's side that faces Earth is illuminated
A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
tool that helps you find constellations in your location and season
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
when Earth is tilted toward the sun and receiving direct solar energy causing the warmest temperatures of the year
when the Earth is tilted away from the sun and receiving indirect solar energy causing colder temperatures
when the Earth is tilted sideways toward the sun and temperatures begin to cool down
when the Earth is tilted sideways toward the sun and temperatures begins to warm up
A tool to observe distant objects by making them appear closer
An imaginary line running through the center of an object that the object spins around.
Turning on an axis, spinning.
A belt like zone that is 15° of longitude in width, places in each zone have the same time.
The periods of the year determined by the Earth's tilt and its position as it revolves around the Sun.
Light that hits a surface at ninety degrees (a right angle). Light that hits an object directly.
Light that hits a surface at more or less than ninety degrees. Light that doesn't directly hit something.
One half of a sphere; either of the halves of Earth, North and South or East and West.
The invisible path an object follows when circling a planet, the sun, or other large object in space.