Solar Eclipse Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• astronomy: branch of science which deals with celestial objects
• space: the world beyond the kármán line, 62 miles up
• glasses: should be worn at all times when viewing the eclipse in bronxville, and be iso 12312-2 compliant
• axis: the earth has a tilt along this imaginary diagonal line
• month: amount of time it takes for the moon to circle the earth
• moon: earth's only natural satellite
• sky: view of space from earth - what you see when you look up!
• sun: the yellow dwarf star that allows for life on earth
• stars: balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen
• umbra: the darkest part of the moon's shadow
• totality: during this eclipse, it will last 3 minutes and 30 seconds in oswego, ny
• new: phase of the moon during a solar eclipse
• gravity: the force that keeps people from flying off earth's surface, and the force that keeps planets in orbit
• orbit: a regular, repeating path
• shadow: area where sunlight is blocked
• ellipse: the moon doesn't make a perfect circle around earth - it makes this shape instead (fancy word for oval)
• eclipse: when an astronomical object is temporarily blocked by another
• corona: visible during total eclipses, its the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere