Seasons Practice

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Across
  1. 2. “_______ directions”
  2. 5. Another name for an orbit
  3. 6. The shape of a planetary orbit
  4. 9. The centerline through an object
  5. 11. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres
  6. 12. Liquids and solids formed from the air
  7. 14. Happens every March and September
  8. 15. The scientist who discovered laws of planetary motion
  9. 18. The northern or southern half of Earth.
  10. 19. Written during the year without summer
  11. 20. Air and gases surrounding Earth
  12. 21. Imaginary horizontal lines that tell you how far north or south you are
Down
  1. 1. Long term atmospheric conditions
  2. 3. A repeating pattern of changing weather
  3. 4. This star helps prove that Earth is tilted at an angle.
  4. 7. Approaching at an angle other than 90 degrees
  5. 8. Earth does this every 24 hours
  6. 10. The longest and shortest day of the year
  7. 12. The northern and southern tips of the planet
  8. 13. Short term atmospheric conditions
  9. 16. Imaginary vertical lines that tell you how far east or west you are
  10. 17. When a planet is closest to the star it orbits.