Astronomy II Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. natural object that orbits a planet
  2. 3. one complete trip around the Sun; Earth makes one every 365 ¼ days
  3. 6. path one object takes around another object
  4. 7. an imaginary line that an object rotates around
  5. 11. occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow and is no longer reached by direct sunlight
  6. 12. to move or shift as to lean
  7. 13. day & night are almost exactly the same length all over the world because Sun’s rays shine directly on the equator
Down
  1. 1. complete spin on the axis; Earth makes one every day or every 24 hours
  2. 4. occurs when one object moves in front of another object in space
  3. 5. occurs when the Moon passes directly between Earth & the Sun
  4. 8. a period of the year with varied weather conditions
  5. 9. the appearance and shape of the Moon as seen from Earth
  6. 10. the longest and shortest days of the year — the days when the sun is furthest from the Equator