Earth, Sun, and Moon

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Across
  1. 2. One full revolution of the Earth around the sun takes this long
  2. 3. What phase is the moon in when it is completely dark?
  3. 6. In what season do hibernating animals start to come out of hibernation?
  4. 7. The Earth’s axis is slightly tilted and part of the Earth is pointed a little more towards the sun than other parts. What does this give us?
  5. 10. Lots of this type of cell in the eye helps an animal to see well in the dark
  6. 11. This is another word for spin. The Earth does this action around its axistwenty-four How long does it take for the Earth to don one full rotation on its axis?
  7. 13. What phase is the moon in when it’s fully lit by the sun?
Down
  1. 1. What do you call an animal who is active in the night?
  2. 4. The days are shortest in this season. What season is it?
  3. 5. What star does planet Earth revolve around?
  4. 6. This is the season with the most sunlight
  5. 8. What do you call the curved path of the Earth as it revolves around the sun?
  6. 9. What is the imaginary line through the centre of the Earth called?
  7. 10. We have seasons because the Earth is doing this action around the sun.
  8. 12. What season is it when deciduous trees turn colour and drop their leaves?