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Astronomy
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ACROSS
3   A _____________ is = a=20 collection of millions or billions of stars.
5   The sum of all = space, matter,=20 and energy that exists, that has existed, and that will = exist=20 describes the _____________.
7   Stars are _______, = go through=20 different stages of development, and eventually die. =
8   A _________ is a = huge sphere=20 of very hot gas that emits light and other radiation. =
10   When a Mars-sized = body struck=20 Earth at an angle and was deflected, a large part of Earth's = mantle=20 was blasted into space. This debris clumped together to form = the=20 _________.
11   We use the unit = _____ ______=20 to describe a star's distance from Earth. It represents the = distance=20 that light travels in one year, or 9.5 X 10^15 m.
15   __________ lines = reveal the=20 composition of stars.
21   ____________ are = small, rocky=20 objects that orbit the sun, usually in a band between the = orbits of=20 Jupiter and Mars.
23   A _____________ is = a gigantic=20 explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its = outer=20 layers into space.
26   ___________ matter = describes=20 the gas and dust found between thte stars in a galaxy. =
27   Nuclear __________ = reactions=20 occur at the core of every star.
28   The outer layer of = the Sun is=20 2,000,000 K. It is called the ___________.
29   During the third = or final=20 quarter, the moon is ________. =
 
DOWN
1   We see the = universe now as it=20 was in the _______.
2   Which planet is = closest to the=20 Sun?
3   When 3/4 of the = moon is lit by=20 the Sun, it is said to be ____________.
4   As fusion slows in = a star, the=20 pressure in the core of the sun will drop and the core will=20 contract, which will cause the core temperature to rise. The = sun's=20 outer layers will expand, and the sun will become a ______=20 ___________. The star is red because
6   The third = planet(rock)from the=20 Sun.
8   There are three = types of=20 galaxies named by Edwin Hubble, ellipitical, ___________, = and=20 irregular.
9   A nebula is a = large cloud of=20 dust and gas in space. The most widely accepted model of the = formation of the solar system is the ________ ________. p. = 648=20
12   An event in which = the shadow=20 of one celestial body falls on another is called a = ______________.=20
13   The Doppler effect = states that=20 when an object is moving away from us, waves emitted from = the object=20 stretch out. These longer electromagnetic waves would = indicate that=20 a star was moving away from the Earth. A ___ shift would = have=20 occurred.
14   After a Type II = supernova,=20 either a neutron star or a _______ ______ forms.
16   A natural or = artificial body=20 that revolves around a planet is called a ______________. =
17   After millions of = years, the=20 core of the red giant sun will run out of helium and will = contract=20 further, which will cause the outer layers to expand and = eventually=20 leave the star. The remnant will become a ______ _______. =
18   __________ may be = infant=20 galaxies.
19   Energy moves = slowly through=20 the layers of a star by the forces of radiation and = ____________.=20
20   Edwin Hubble = discovered that=20 the universe was _________________.
22   The outer planets = have thick,=20 gaseous atmospheres, many satellites, and rings. These = planets are=20 called _____ ________.
24   Cosmic background = __________=20 supports the big bang theory.
25   During the = formation of our=20 solar system, a nebula cloud collapsed, forming a flat, = rotating=20 disk. As the planetesimals, or particles that become = planets, began=20 to form in the disk, they formed mostly through the procces = of=20 ___________. This is when=20 smal

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