Seasons/Tides/Moon

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