Earth in Space Unit Project Crossword Puzzle! By: Carlos Cornieles.

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Across
  1. 1. Twice a year when the sun is directly overhead of the Equator.
  2. 2. Days when the sun is farthest from the North and South or the Equator.
  3. 4. Chunks of rock and dust from space.
  4. 6. The study of the moons, stars, and other objects in space.
  5. 8. Larger, less dark part of the moons shadow.
  6. 11. The spinning of Earth on it's axis.
  7. 13. Moon's flat areas, hardened rock caused by huge lava flows.
  8. 14. The rise and fall of the ocean that occurs every 12.5 hours.
Down
  1. 1. When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object, causing an eclipse.
  2. 3. A device built to look at objects in space, making them closer than they appear.
  3. 5. Movement of one object around another.
  4. 7. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth.
  5. 9. Large round pits.
  6. 10. The path taken while making a revolution.
  7. 12. An imaginary line that passes through the middle of the Earth.