Earth's Seasons Vocabulary- Unit 3

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Across
  1. 1. the motion of an object orbiting another object (Earth's is 365.25 days)
  2. 4. an imaginary line that divides Earth into a northern and southern hemisphere
  3. 5. a line of latitude that marks the southernmost point on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead at noon
  4. 6. sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface without being scattered
  5. 9. an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, around which the Earth rotates
  6. 11. sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface at an angle, not directly overhead, usually after being scattered
Down
  1. 2. an imaginary line of latitude that marks the northernmost point on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead at noon
  2. 3. a day when the length of day and night are almost equal, occurring twice a year on Earth (March and September)
  3. 7. a day when sun's rays are at their farthest north or south from Earth's equator ( December and June)
  4. 8. the circular motion of an object around a central line, or axis of rotation (Earth's is 24 hours)
  5. 10. oval-shaped curve
  6. 12. Four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.