Description
This listing features three crossword puzzles about star classification, star life cycles, galaxies, the electromagnetic spectrum, and astronomy tools/equipment. Each crossword puzzle lists clues for twelve terms.
Key terms covered include: absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude, the Big Bang Theory, black hole, brightness, constellations, eclipsing binary, elliptical galaxy, galaxy, giant stars, irregular galaxy, light year, main sequence, nebula, neutron star, observatory, parallax, protostar, pulsars, quasars, radiation, radio, refracting, size, spectrograph, spectrum, spiral galaxy, star systems, super giant, supernova, temperature, universe, visible light, wavelength, and white dwarf.
This document includes three one-page answer keys. I also provided a half-page word bank for the aforementioned terms. The word bank is split into three columns and stacked two on a page to help save paper in the event students need it.
The activities in this document will become editable upon conversion to Microsoft Word using an Adobe Acrobat Reader app.
This resource complements the other star and galaxy-themed activities in my store: