Seasons and Space

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Across
  1. 1. The ______ is the largest object in our solar system and also the closest star.
  2. 4. The _____ planets are larger, gaseous, and have many moons.
  3. 6. The Earth's daily _____ causes day and night.
  4. 9. The _____planets are smaller, rocky, and have fewer moons.
  5. 11. Earth orbits, or _____, around the Sun once every 365 days.
  6. 12. Seasons are caused by Earth's _____ and its orbit around the sun.
  7. 13. When a hemisphere is tilted ______ the Sun, it is experiencing summer.
  8. 14. Compare to other stars, the Sun is _____ in size.
Down
  1. 1. When a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it is experiencing ______.
  2. 2. Stars can be used for ________.
  3. 3. The Sun appears to be brighter than other stars because it is ________ to Earth.
  4. 5. Seasons in the Southern hemisphere are ______ of seasons in the Southern hemisphere.
  5. 7. Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s ______ around the Sun.
  6. 8. When the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is experiencing ________.
  7. 10. The ______ receives direct sunlight all year long, so it is generally warm and summer-like there all year long.