Seasons and Tides
Across
- 3. Spring and neap tides occur twice per ______.
- 4. The pole tilted _______ from the sun experiences winter.
- 6. An imaginary line that runs directly through a spinning object's center.
- 9. The pole tilted _______ the sun experiences summer.
- 14. This type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90° angle.
- 15. To move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle.
- 16. The difference in height between the high and low tide.
- 17. To spin around an axis.
- 19. An imaginary line around the center of the Earth, dividing it into the North and South Hemispheres.
- 21. The Earth completes one rotation each _____.
Down
- 1. One half of the Earth
- 2. This hemisphere is located above the equator.
- 5. The Earth completes one revolution each _____.
- 7. During this season the sun's path is longer causing more hours of daylight.
- 8. During this season the sun's path is shorter causing fewer hours of daylight.
- 10. This hemisphere is located below the equator.
- 11. This type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line.
- 12. This season occurs after summer.
- 13. The tilt of Earth's axis causes this.
- 18. The regular rise and fall of the oceans.
- 20. The number of high and low tides each day.