Phase 2 Week 1: Astronomy Crossword
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Down:
1) the time during which something continues2) the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length3) relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity4) a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data5) the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period7) a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles8) the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole9) a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data |
Across:
3) relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality6) an imaginary line about which a body rotates10) the closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit11) a term for data collected from a source. It has not been subjected to processing or any other manipulation.12) the point at which a planet is the farthest away from the Sun in its orbit13) each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun14) a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis |
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