Space Intro

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Across
  1. 1. The path Earth takes around the Sun.
  2. 6. The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night.
  3. 9. Changes in weather and temperature due to Earth’s tilt and orbit.
  4. 10. Sunlight that hits Earth at a shallow angle, giving less heat.
  5. 13. When day and night are roughly equal length worldwide.
  6. 16. The distance north or south of the equator.
  7. 18. Seasonal divisions based on environmental and astronomical cues.
  8. 19. How strong or concentrated sunlight is at a location.
  9. 20. The number of hours of daylight in a 24-hour period.
  10. 22. Sunlight that hits Earth at a steep angle, giving more heat.
Down
  1. 2. Collision of one celestial body with another.
  2. 3. Time of year when one hemisphere is tilted closest to the Sun.
  3. 4. Formed from debris after Theia collided with Earth.
  4. 5. The Mars-sized object that collided with early Earth.
  5. 7. The 23.5° angle of Earth’s axis that causes seasons.
  6. 8. The point in the sky directly above an observer.
  7. 11. The energy from the Sun that heats and lights Earth.
  8. 12. Indigenous people of Kyneton area with local seasonal knowledge.
  9. 14. Half of Earth, either Northern or Southern.
  10. 15. System to track seasonal changes (Indigenous or English).
  11. 17. Line around Earth halfway between the poles.
  12. 21. Imaginary line through Earth from North to South Pole.