Earth & Space Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The second planet from the sun
  2. 4. The larger shadow the Earth casts on the moon during a lunar eclipse
  3. 6. The smaller shadow the Earth casts on the moon during a lunar eclipse
  4. 8. A _______ lunar eclipse occurs when only part of the moon passes into Earth's umbra.
  5. 9. The phases of the moon when the moon becomes less illuminated.
  6. 14. The fifth planet from the sun
  7. 15. The curved path of a planet in space
  8. 16. The measurement based on the distance light travels in one year
  9. 17. In a _____ eclipse, the sun appears to be blacked out.
  10. 18. The fall and spring _________ are when day and night are approximately the same length.
  11. 25. The sixth planet from the sun
  12. 26. The imaginary line Earth rotates on
  13. 29. The first planet from the sun
  14. 31. The summer and winter _________ mark the longest and shortest days of the year.
  15. 32. Sunlight is this color in space.
  16. 33. The greatest distance a planet gets from the sun in orbit
Down
  1. 1. June, July, and August are ______ months in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. 3. The Earth is split into two ___________.
  3. 4. The least distance a planet gets to the sun in orbit
  4. 5. In a _____ eclipse, the moon can appear orange or red.
  5. 7. The scientific term for "fall" equinox
  6. 9. The phases of the moon when the moon becomes more illuminated.
  7. 10. The phase in which the entire moon is visible from Earth
  8. 11. The eighth planet from the sun
  9. 12. A _____ lunar eclipse causes the moon to appear red or orange.
  10. 13. The First _______ and Third _______ are the phases in which half of the moon is visible from Earth.
  11. 19. The seventh planet from the sun
  12. 20. The phase in which the moon cannot be seen
  13. 21. The central star of our solar system
  14. 22. A _________ lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow, and is very subtle.
  15. 23. The imaginary line that divides Earth into its hemispheres.
  16. 24. The third planet from the sun
  17. 27. The scientific term for "spring" equinox
  18. 28. The gases that surround Earth make up its __________.
  19. 29. The fourth planet from the sun
  20. 30. December, January, and February are ______ months in the Northern Hemisphere.