Earth in SPace Crossword
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1) cloud of gas and dust particles in interstellar space.2) changing views of the Moon as seen from Earth, which are caused by the Moon's revolution.3) unit used to measure distances in the solar system; 1AU equals 150,000,000 km.4) system that includes the Sun, planets, comets, meteoroids and other objects that orbit the Sun.7) the motion of Earth around the Sun, which takes about 365 1/4 days, to complete8) imaginary line around which Earth spins; drawn from the north geographic pole through Earth to the south geographic pole.9) occurs during a new moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are lined up in a specific way and Earth moves into the Moon's chadow.13) twice-yearly time when the Sun is directly above Earth's equator and there are equal hours of day and night. |
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5) spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night; it takes 24 hours for Earth to complete one rotation.6) depression formed by impact of meteorites or comets; the more craters in a region, the older the surface.10) time when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.11) occurs during a full moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up in such a way that the Moon moves into Earth's shadow.12) curved path followed by Earth as it moves around the Sun.14) small, rocky space object found in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.15) space object made of rocky particles and ice that forms a tail when orbiting near the sun. |
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