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