Earth, Sun and Moon CW 1

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Across
  1. 3. a location’s distance north or south of the equator
  2. 6. one of the two days of the year in which the length of the day is equal to the length of the night
  3. 10. when one celestial body blocks light from another
  4. 11. the part of Earth located north of the equator
  5. 14. to spin around an axis
  6. 16. the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse
  7. 17. the part of Earth located south of the equator
  8. 18. type of eclipse that occurs when Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun
  9. 19. type of eclipse that occurs when Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun
  10. 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs around _________ 21
  11. 22. Four divisions of the year marked by weather patterns and daylight hours
Down
  1. 1. the amount of solar energy striking a location in a single hour
  2. 2. to move around another object
  3. 4. the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
  4. 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around ________ 21
  5. 7. amount of energy from the Sun that a location receives in a day.
  6. 8. the shortest day of the year
  7. 9. the longest day of the year
  8. 12. type of eclipse that occurs when the view of the Sun from Earth is blocked by the moon
  9. 13. type of eclipse that occurs when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow
  10. 15. the measure of how cold or hot something is
  11. 20. an imaginary line around which an object rotates