Earth in Space Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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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