Earth's Seasons and Tides Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the predictable rise and fall of ocean water that occurs along Earth’s coastline
  2. 4. a tide with the biggest difference between high and low tide
  3. 5. To remain inactive for an extended period of time especially in winter
  4. 7. To rise or fall irregularly in number or amount.
  5. 8. an imaginary line that passes from Earth’s North Pole
  6. 11. the cycle in which the moon moves through its different phases
  7. 13. the curved path around a star, planet, or moon
  8. 16. a tide with the least difference between consecutive high and low tides
  9. 17. a bulge of water that forms on Earth due to the gravitational pull of the moon
  10. 18. the difference in height between high tide and low tide
  11. 20. the force that attracts a body toward any other physical body having mass
  12. 21. a period of the year with certain patterns of weather and day lengths
Down
  1. 1. Half of a sphere; the Earth has a north and south
  2. 2. Something of importance
  3. 6. the tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
  4. 9. A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky
  5. 10. the action of moving around an axis
  6. 12. the invisible line that separates the Earth into its north and south hemispheres
  7. 14. the movement of one object around another object
  8. 15. when the ocean's water level reaches its lowest point along the shore, exposing more of the shoreline
  9. 19. a day when neither hemisphere of Earth is tilted toward or away from the sun, and day and night are the same length