Astronomy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• solstice : point in the path of the sun when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.
• meteor : small body of matter in the solar system seen when it falls into earth's atmosphere where the heat friction causes it to glow brightly for a short time.
• tides : something that rises and falls.
• asteroid : one of thousands of small planets between mars and jupiter.
• comet : a bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves closer to the sun in its orbit.
• sunspots : one of the dark spots that appear form time to time on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope.
• resolution : process of changing to a simpler form.
• moon : the earth's natural satellite that shines by reflecting light from the sun.
• fusion : the act or process of melting or making fluid by heat.
• core : central of most important part.
• universe : all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
• solar wind : the continuous radiation of charged particles from the sun's surface.
• earth : planet we live on.
• planet : a heavenly body other than a comet, asteroid, or satellite that travels in orbit around the sun.
• axis : a straight line on which something rotates.
• rotation : act of rotating especially on an axis.
• eclipse : the total or partial hiding of a planet, star, or moon by another.
• milky way : broad band of light that stretches across the sky and is caused by the light of a very great number of faint stars.
• seasons : the four quarters that make up a year.