Spaced Out
Across
- 3. When the Earth is tilted so the Northern Hemisphere is away from the sun, what season is it in the South?
- 8. The force that causes the changes in water levels on Earth
- 10. The number of hours it takes for Earth to complete one rotation
- 11. When the moon is less than half lit
- 12. The change in water levels on Earth
- 14. A tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
- 15. What lies between Mars and Jupiter
- 16. A phase/position of the moon that causes a neap tide
- 19. Word used to describe the amount of time it takes for a planet to rotate once around the sun
Down
- 1. When the moon is more than half lit
- 2. The number of outer planets
- 4. The name of our galaxy
- 5. When the moon is moving from a full moon to last quarter, it passes through which phase?
- 6. The approximate number of days it takes Earth's natural satellite to orbit around the planet
- 7. The planet closest to the sun
- 9. The name used to describe a celestial body that orbits a star
- 13. The biggest star in our solar system
- 17. The only planet known to support life
- 18. The Earth's natural satellite