Astronomy and space vocab test Crossword
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
 
Down: 1) The blocking of the sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.2) The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.4) Either of the two days of the year on which either hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun.5) The part of the shadow surrounding the the darkest part.6) One of the different apparent shapes of the moon seen from earth.10) The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space11) The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.12) A measure of the force of gravity on an object.14) The amount of matter in an object.17) The movement of an object around another object.20) The attractive force between objects; the force that moves an object downhill.21) An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and it's north and south poles, about which the planet rotates. Across: 3) A push or pull exerted on an object.7) A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, lengths, and divisions of a year.8) The darkest part of a shadow.9) The scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.13) A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.14) Dark, flat areas on the moon's surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.15) Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.16) The tendency of an object to resist change in motion.18) A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.19) The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.22) The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
 

 

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