Earth's Orbit & Rotation
Across
- 3. An area on Earth that has a specific time; we are in the Central ____
- 4. Made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons
- 8. The action of turning or spinning the Earth makes every 24 hours
- 10. A year in which one day is added to February; this happens every four years
- 11. A group of stars that make a shape
- 12. A tool that provides evidence that Earth is rotating
Down
- 1. The apparent shift of position of stars through the year
- 2. A model of the solar system that put Earth at the center; this model is not correct
- 5. A model of the solar system that puts the sun at the center; this model is correct
- 6. A dark shape made when an object blocks light
- 7. An ancient tool used to tell time during the day
- 9. The path Earth makes around the sun every 365.25 days