Earth in Space Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• summer solstice: longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere; shortest day of the year for the southern hemisphere
• annually: yearly; happening once a year
• lunar: related to the moon
• axis: the imaginary line that earth rotates on
• atmosphere: the envelope of gasses surrounding earth
• electromagnetic: _ spectrum - a continuous range of frequencies for electromagnetic radiation
• reflection: the throwing back of light, heat, or sound without being absorbed
• refraction: the bending of light
• moon: the natural satellite of the earth; lit up due to reflected light from the sun
• solar eclipse: an eclipse where the sun is blocked by the moon
• ellipse: the oval shape of earth's orbit
• north star: sits almost directly above earth's north pole; points true north
• waning: lit up portion on the moon is decreasing; left side
• sun: the star that the earth rotates around
• elevation: the angle of an object above the horizon
• equinox: occurs in the spring and fall; the amount of sunlight on this day is equal
• waxing: lit up portion on the moon is increasing; right side
• winter solstice: shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere; longest day of the year for the southern hemisphere
• eclipse: when the position of an object in space blocks how we see another object
• polaris: the scientific name for the north star
• lunar eclipse: an eclipse where the moon appears darkened as it passes through earth's shadow
• orbit: the motion of a celestial body around another celestial body
• solar: related to the sun
• diurnally: daily; happening once a day