Earth, Moon, Sun, and Solar System Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. The rhythmic rise and fall of sea levels, primarily driven by the gravitational forces of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun
- 4. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
- 5. System The system consists of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
- 9. Orbit An oval-shaped path, like a slightly elongated circle
- 10. The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- 12. The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
- 13. The state in which one object’s distance from another is changing.
- 14. Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
Down
- 1. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- 3. A push or pull exerted on an object.
- 4. The movement of an object around another object.
- 6. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
- 7. A large, gaseous body at the center of the solar system
- 8. forces The fundamental force of attraction between any two objects with mass or energy
- 11. The third planet from the Sun, a terrestrial planet, and the only known celestial body to support life