Sun, Earth and Moon
Across
- 2. More than half lit, from our perspective
- 5. Caused by Earth's tilted axis
- 6. The big event that created the universe
- 7. A full rotation of the Earth on its axis
- 9. Tilted at 23.5 degrees
- 10. Eclipse made by the moon blocking the sun's light from Earth
- 12. Hemisphere that experiences winter in July
- 14. 365.25 days
- 15. Moon phase that occurs when we see the dark side of the moon
- 17. Solar eclipse that leaves a ring of sun exposed
- 19. Type of sunlight experienced during winter
- 20. Moon phase when a lunar eclipse could occur
- 22. Hemisphere that is angled towards the sun in July
- 23. Timing of summer in northern versus southern hemispheres
- 24. Degrees of tilt of the moon's orbit around Earth
- 26. Orbiting around an object
- 27. A full revolution of the moon around Earth
Down
- 1. The main factor determining the strength of gravitational force between two objects
- 2. The force that ties the sun, moon and Earth together
- 3. Eclipse made by the Earth blocking the sun's light from the moon
- 4. The origin of the moon's material
- 8. Direction of the moon's orbit around Earth
- 11. Increasing in light over time
- 13. Decreasing in light over time
- 16. Turning around on its axis
- 18. What was created in the big bang
- 21. Less than half lit, from our perspective
- 25. Type of sunlight that causes large temperature increases