Astronomical Phenomena
Across
- 2. When the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from reaching Earth.
- 7. The changing shapes of the Moon we see from Earth each month.
- 9. The longest or shortest day of the year, depending on the season.
- 12. Colourful lights in the sky caused by particles from the Sun hitting Earth’s atmosphere.
- 13. Something related to space, stars, planets, or the universe.
- 15. The time when your part of Earth is turned away from the Sun.
Down
- 1. The slight angle of Earth that causes the seasons.
- 3. When Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon.
- 4. The four parts of the year that change because Earth orbits the Sun and is tilted.
- 5. Events or occurrences in space or nature that we can observe.
- 6. A day when Earth gets equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
- 8. The path one object takes as it travels around another in space.
- 10. The planet we live on that orbits the Sun once each year.
- 11. The time when your part of Earth faces the Sun.
- 14. The star at the center of our solar system that gives Earth heat and light.