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| a point in the earth's orbit around the sun where the nights are as long as the days.[image] |
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| A point in the earth's orbit around the sun where daylight is either the longest or the shortest amount possible. |
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| a darkening of the moon when it passes through earth'sshadow.
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| the rise and fall of water in the ocean and seas mainly caused by the gravitational pull of the moon on the earth. |
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| the combining of less massive elements to form more massive elements. |
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| A crown of glowing gasses around the sun that can be seen during a total solar eclipes |
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| A crown of glowing gasses around the sun that can be seen during a total solar eclipes |
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| An alignment of the sun, moon, and earth where the moon blocks the sun from the earth's view. |
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| a region on the sun of very strong field |
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| Powerful eruption on the sun |
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| the glow or display of lights in the sies near polar latitudes |
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| a system of billions of stars, gasses and dust |
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| Brilliant objects in space that may be the powerhouse of developing galaxies |
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| cloud of gas and dust in space |
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| a star that has swelled and glows with a red color |
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| The explosion of a star, releasing huge amount of light and other energy |
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| Mesurment that compares the amount of water vaper in the air with the amount the air can hold at a certain tempature |
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| the tempature which a volume of air cannot hold any more water vaper |
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