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Astronomy #1
1st Astronomy Crossword
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Astronomy
11th Grade
03/07/2012

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Corona
Definition
outer atmosphere of the sun
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 Sunspot
Definition

cooler, darker areas on surface of the sun

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Solar wind
Definition
highly energetic particles
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Solar Prominences
Definition
plasma follows a loop from sun spot to sun spot
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photosphere

 

Definition
what we see on the sun
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Mare
Definition
Flat plains on the moon
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Terrae
Definition
Raised surfaces on the moon
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Craters
Definition
meteorite impacts on the moon
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Northern Lights
Definition
interaction between the earth's magnetic field and ions from the sun
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rotation
Definition
spin on earth's axis
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revolution
Definition
one spin around the sun
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Zodiac
Definition
constellations the sun travels through
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Luna
Definition
name of earth's moon
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Ocean's tides
Definition
gravitational pull from the moon on earth
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Moon
Definition
Natural satellite to earth
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Iron
Definition
what the core of the earth and moon are made of
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Crust
Definition
igneous rock on the moon
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Sun
Definition
don't look at this
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Convection Zone
Definition
hot plasma rises to the surface of the sun and cool plasma goes back to the core
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Radiative zone
Definition
electromagnetic waves transfer the energy
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