Earth-Moon-Sun Intro

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Across
  1. 2. The season after summer
  2. 3. During this season in the northern hemisphere, we experience more hours of daylight than nighttime and temperatures are at their warmest.
  3. 6. A measurement of the time it takes for Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  4. 9. Some people are surprised to learn that this object is the cause of the ocean's changing tides
  5. 10. During this season in the northern hemisphere, we experience the least amount of sunlight and we have the longest nights. Temperatures are at their coldest.
  6. 11. An imaginary line on which an object rotates
  7. 15. The star that Earth orbits
  8. 16. A synonym for the fall season
  9. 17. A measurement of the time it takes for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis
Down
  1. 1. The region beyond Earth's atmosphere
  2. 3. The season after winter
  3. 4. An object SPINNING on an axis
  4. 5. To orbit around another object
  5. 7. The rising and falling of the sea level on the coast line, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
  6. 8. The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
  7. 12. A massive celestial gas sphere that emits light and heat
  8. 13. Approximately the length of time it takes for the moon to revolve around earth; also, approximately 1/12 of a year.
  9. 14. When we can see the entire face or circle shape of the moon in the sky