This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 21 clues. Answers range from 2 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Used to measure the size of stars
_______________ magnitude is the measure of a star's brightness as seen from earth.
A measure of how bright a star would be if the start were at a standard distance. ______________________ magnitude
The actual brightness of a star.
A celestial body that is composedof gas and emits light.
Used to measure distances in the universe
Used tdo measure distance in the solar system.
Space and all the matter and energy in it.
A large collection of stars, gas and dust that is held together by gravity.
A sphereical body that orbits the sun
A collection of large and small bodies that orbit our central star, the sun.
Stars are classified by size ______________ and brightness.
What color are the hottest stars?
The sun is mostly made up of _______________ gas
The densest layer of the Sun
The outer atmospere of the sun.
How does the sun produce energy?
Are the poles of the sun rotating faster or slower than its equator?
Dark areas that are cooler on the surface of the sun
Very Bright spots on teh sun's photosphere
Huge loops of relatively cool gas on the surface of the sun.