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