Seasons/Tides/Moon
Across
- 2. a division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions, and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun
- 4. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
- 7. The spin of a body on its axis
- 8. a shadow that blocks sunlight, such as the conical section in the shadow of the Earth or the moon
- 11. the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator.
- 12. the motion of a body that travels around body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
- 13. a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon
- 15. the time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun
Down
- 1. the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
- 3. the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide
- 5. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
- 6. the point at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible
- 9. the outer part of a shadow such as the shadow cast by Earth of the moon in which sunlight is only partially blocked
- 10. the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
- 14. the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis