Rotation, Revolution, & Seasons

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Across
  1. 1. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
  2. 4. The motion of the Earth spinning on its axis.
  3. 5. An event in which the longest night and shortest day in the northern hemisphere.
  4. 7. The motion of the Earth around the Sun.
  5. 8. A season that starts on 21st March in the northern hemisphere.
  6. 11. when sunlight hits Earth at a 90 degree angle it is said that the sunlight is very ____________.
  7. 13. An event in which the longest day and shortest night in the northern hemisphere.
  8. 14. The name of the time for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
  9. 16. A season that starts on 21st June in the northern hemisphere.
  10. 17. Periods that are caused by Earth’s tilted axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun.
Down
  1. 2. an imaginary line that divides the northern hemisphere in half
  2. 3. the earth's _________ is 23.5 degrees.
  3. 6. The fancy name for the shape of the path of the Earth around the Sun.
  4. 9. A fancy name for a season that starts on 23rd September in the northern hemisphere.
  5. 10. A season that starts on 21st December in the northern hemisphere.
  6. 12. An event in which the earth's day and night are almost equal in length.
  7. 15. The name of the time for the Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun.