Earth’s Orbit and Rotation

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Across
  1. 2. – The old idea that Earth was the center of the universe
  2. 3. – Groups of stars that form patterns in the night sky
  3. 7. – A year with an extra day added in February to match Earth’s orbit
  4. 9. – A dark shape made when something blocks light
  5. 10. – An experiment that showed Earth rotates on its axis
  6. 11. – The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun
Down
  1. 1. – The apparent shift in a star’s position when viewed from Earth at different times
  2. 4. – A region of Earth where the same standard time is used
  3. 5. – A tool that tells time using the position of the Sun’s shadow
  4. 6. – The Sun and all the planets, moons, and objects that orbit it
  5. 8. – The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night