6th ESS 6.1.1 Vocabulary and Definition

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Across
  1. 5. – The Moon is mostly lit and continues to grow toward a full moon.
  2. 7. – The curved path an object follows around another object due to gravity, such as Earth's orbit around the Sun.
  3. 8. – The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night (one full rotation takes about 24 hours).
  4. 10. – Half of the Moon is lit on the left side.
  5. 12. – The Moon starts decreasing in light after a full moon.
  6. 14. – A small part of the Moon is lit on the right side and increasing in visibility.
  7. 15. – more concentrated and warmer
  8. 17. – The entire face of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun.
Down
  1. 1. – Half of the Moon is illuminated on the right side.
  2. 2. – The Moon is between the Earth and Sun, making it invisible from Earth.
  3. 3. - more spread out and cooler.Phases of the Moon – The changing appearances of the Moon due to the Sun’s light as the Moon orbits Earth.
  4. 4. – 23.5 degrees, which causes different parts of the planet to receive varying amounts of sunlight, creating seasons.
  5. 6. – A time of year (summer and winter) when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky, resulting in the longest or shortest day.
  6. 9. – A time of year (spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal because sunlight is directly over the equator.
  7. 11. – An imaginary line running through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole; Earth’s tilt on its axis affects seasons.
  8. 13. – A small sliver of the Moon is visible on the left before returning to a new moon.
  9. 16. – The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit.