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Cosmology
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1. The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars. (2 words)
3. The sun's nearest planetary neighbor.
4. The point on the orbit of a celestial body that is nearest to the sun.
5. The collection of all matter and energy and the space where they reside.
8. The expected intermediate fate of our sun in the distant future. (2 words)
10. Of (or relating to) the brief, regularly occurring, apparently backward movement of a planetary body in its orbit as viewed against the fixed stars, caused by the differing orbital velocities of Earth and the body observed.
14. Time of the year when a day or night is the longest.
16. The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where most of the asteroids are found. (2 words)
20. Type of eclipse which occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun.
21. Concentrations of coalesced gases and matter that orbit the sun in organized patterns.
25. The material out of which our sun is thought to have evolved.
26. Giant "iceballs" that orbit the sun in highly elliptical orbits.
27. A stream of high-speed, ionized particles ejected primarily from the sun's corona. (2 words)
28. Type of eclipse which occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon.
29. The feature that is thought to be at the center of our Milky Way galaxy around which our solar system is orbiting. (2 words)
30. The time it takes for earth to complete one circuit around the sun.
31. Planet whose nearest and largest moon is Phobos.
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2. The point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun.
3. The asymmetrical envelope that surrounds the earth which captures charged particles of the solar wind.
6. Any of the relatively cool dark spots appearing periodically in groups on the surface of the sun.
7. A star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky, approximately 8.6 light-years distant from Earth.
9. The Greek sun god who rode his chariot across the sky.
11. The process whereby the sun produces energy.
12. The planet traditionally thought to occupy the ninth orbit around the sun.
13. A solid body, moving in space, that is smaller than an asteroid and at least as large as a speck of dust.
15. The fourth state of matter.
17. Element whose existence was first deduced from the solar spectrum.
18. The interval from noon on one day to noon on the next. (2 words)
19. The largest planet of our solar system.
22. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both.
23. The point in the orbit of our moon at which it is most distant from the center of the earth.
24. The part of the sun visible during a total eclipse.
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