Space Science 212

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Across
  1. 3. When a hemisphere is getting more direct light, it will have this season where it’s very warm.
  2. 5. The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience opposite _______ at the same time.
  3. 7. Groton-Dunstable’s school mascot.
  4. 10. The ______ of the moon visible by Earth depends on the moon phase the Moon is going through.
  5. 11. The bigger the object the stronger the ________________.
  6. 14. When the Sun shines on a face of the Earth or Moon.
  7. 15. Because of Earth’s rotation, one face of the Earth will have this while the other face will have darkness.
  8. 17. A force that pulls or attracts objects.
  9. 18. Moon phases are the portion of the Moon _______ by Earth.
  10. 19. When the Sun shines on objects in the morning, it casts shadows that point ____.
Down
  1. 1. The ____ and gravity of the Sun is enough to make everything in our galaxy orbit around it.
  2. 2. Each face of the Earth gets about 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness because of Earth’s _______.
  3. 4. Where _______ point depends on what time of day it is.
  4. 6. As time passes, in the evening, shadows will point ____.
  5. 8. Because of Earth’s tilt, one hemisphere will always get more direct ________.
  6. 9. The Moon cycles through these each month.
  7. 12. These are the beams of sunlight from the Sun that shine on the Earth.
  8. 13. Stars give off this in the form of light.
  9. 16. Seasons are caused by the ____ of Earth and direct and indirect light shining on Earth.