Earth Motions

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Across
  1. 3. One reason we have seasons is that the Earth is ____ 23.5 degrees.
  2. 4. The star directly over the North Pole.
  3. 6. The direction in which the Sun and stars set.
  4. 9. The entire planet has 12 hours of daylight on the spring and fall _____.
  5. 11. Incoming solar radiation is known as ____.
  6. 13. The direction in which the Sun and stars rise.
  7. 14. Time required for the Earth to make one revolution is one ____.
  8. 15. We have this season when the N. Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
Down
  1. 1. The direction the Earth spins.
  2. 2. We see different constellations at different times of the year because Earth ____.
  3. 5. To spin on an axis.
  4. 7. To orbit around another object.
  5. 8. Polaris is the last star on this constellation's handle (2 words).
  6. 10. We have this season when the N. Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
  7. 12. Time required for the Earth to make one rotation is one ____.