Module 11 Lessons 1-2 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. thanks to the Earth's axial tilt, this season brings the longest days and hottest temperatures, as the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun
- 6. the spin of an object around its axis
- 9. one of the halves of Earth
- 10. the path an object follows as it moves around another object
- 11. as the Earth’s axis tilts away from the sun, this season brings the shortest days and coldest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere
- 12. this month contains the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
- 13. another name for the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun one time
- 15. phases of the Moon during which less of the Moon's near side is lit each night
- 17. due to the Earth's axial tilt, this season brings cooler days and colorful leaves as it shifts the Northern Hemisphere
- 18. when Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun
- 19. phases of the Moon during which more of the Moon's near side is lit each night
Down
- 1. as the Earth’s axis tilts, this season ushers in warmer days and blooming flowers
- 3. when Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun
- 4. month of the winter solstice
- 5. the line on which an object rotates
- 7. the lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth
- 8. the fall equinox happens in this month (in the Northern Hemisphere)
- 14. the orbit of one object around another object
- 16. month of the summer solstice