Sun Earth Moon Interactions
Across
- 2. The lowest water level of the tide cycle
- 4. The phase when the Moon is between Earth and Sun and appears dark
- 5. The season when a hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
- 8. The path one object takes around another in space
- 12. A Moon phase where more than half is lit but not full
- 14. When the moon is closest to earth in it's orbit
- 16. The season when a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
- 17. The spinning of Earth on its axis causing day and night
- 18. The 23.5 degree angle of Earth's axis causing seasons
- 22. When Sun and Moon are at right angles causing lower tides
- 24. The amount of time during a day that receives sunlight
- 26. When day and night are equal in length
- 27. The movement of Earth around the Sun taking one year
- 28. The regular rise and fall of sea levels
Down
- 1. The phase when the Moon's whole lit side faces Earth
- 3. When the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
- 6. An imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern halves
- 7. A Moon phase where only a small curved edge is lit
- 9. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
- 10. When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another
- 11. The force of attraction between objects
- 13. When Sun and Moon align causing higher high tides
- 15. Half of Earth, divided into northern and southern parts
- 16. When the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
- 19. A part of the year marked by specific weather patterns
- 20. The lighter outer part of a shadow during an eclipse
- 21. The highest water level of the tide cycle
- 23. An imaginary line Earth spins on
- 25. When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon