Module 11 Lessons 1-2 Vocabulary

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