Space Vocabulary Crossword
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1) the imaginary line that connects the North and South Poles; the earth rotates on it.2) made up of about 200 billion stars and planets as well as gas and dust.5) the movement around a point, such as an orbit.6) includes all of North America, the northern reaches of South America, 2/3 of Africa, all of Asia with the exception of Indonesia, and all of Europe.7) contains the Sun and all objects that travel around it (planets, comets etc....)9) the star at the center of our Solar System10) the natural satellite that orbits the Earth11) all of the air (gases) surrounding the Earth15) the period of time when it is dark outside17) the period of time that it is light outside.18) the planet that we live on20) the path of an object around another object.21) a large body in space with a nearly spherical shape that orbits a star, such as our sun.22) an enourmous sphere of hot, glowing gases that gives off its own light and heat and is held together by gravity. |
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3) stuff4) the shape of a ball8) the force that pulls two objects toward each other.12) winter, spring, summer, fall13) Everything that exists, including all matter and energy.14) a path shaped like a stretched out circle16) includes all of South America, 1/3 of Africa, all of Antarctica, a small sliver of Asia (Indonesia), and all of Australia,Oceania.19) the words you would use to describe something such as features, traits, or attributes.23) the spinning of a body such as Earth on its axis. |
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