Earth Patterns Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the path that one object in space takes around another object in space
  2. 4. Moon more than half the moon is illuminated, but less than full
  3. 5. phases the recurring appearance of the moon determined by the amount of reflected light from the Sun
  4. 8. one of the four periods of the year - spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter; each season has different average temperatures, weather conditions, and lengths of daylight
  5. 10. the imaginary line through the center of the Earth about which it rotates
  6. 11. the spinning of an object on its axis
Down
  1. 1. Moon The moon’s illumination is growing or getting larger each night
  2. 3. one complete orbit made by a planet or satellite around another object
  3. 6. Moon less than half the moon is illuminated
  4. 7. Moon The moon’s illumination is dimming, or getting smaller each night
  5. 8. a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface
  6. 9. a sloping position