Earth and Space Crossword
Across
- 2. The number of moon phases.
- 4. The imaginary line passing from North pole to South pole.
- 9. Process of Earth orbiting the Sun.
- 11. To "decrease in size" or "get smaller".
- 13. Can be natural or artificial.
- 14. 24 of these in one day.
- 17. The 5th planet from the Sun.
- 19. The colour of the moon during a lunar eclipse.
- 20. The imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemipsheres.
- 21. The furthest planet from the Sun.
- 22. An event that occurs when the moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow.
- 23. The phase where the moon is at its biggest and brightest.
Down
- 1. The Earth is divided into two of these.
- 3. The name of the phase when the moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth.
- 5. Region of the shadow where we see a partial eclipse.
- 6. What all planets do around the Sun.
- 7. The number of seasons that occur in one year.
- 8. An event that occurs when the moon is positioned opposite to the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth.
- 10. The phase when three quarters of the Moon is lit up.
- 11. To "increase in size" or "become bigger".
- 12. It increases the closer to the Equator.
- 13. The season that occurs when the Earth is tilted towards the Sun.
- 15. Region of the shadow where we see a total eclipse.
- 16. When there is an extra day in a year.
- 18. The season that occurs when the Earth is tilted away from the Sun.
- 19. Process of Earth spinning on its axis.