Sun, Moon, and Earth System Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The tendency of an object to resist changes in motion.
  2. 4. The season that occurs when a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
  3. 8. The phase when the Moon appears completely lit.
  4. 10. The line around the middle of Earth that receives the most direct sunlight.
  5. 11. The Moon phase after First Quarter and before Full Moon.
  6. 12. The natural object that orbits Earth.
  7. 13. The Sun appears to rise in the ________.
  8. 14. The Moon appears to shrink during this type of phase.
  9. 17. The shape of most planetary orbits.
  10. 18. Earth spins on this imaginary line.
  11. 19. The spinning motion of Earth that causes day and night.
Down
  1. 2. The phase when the Moon is not visible from Earth.
  2. 3. Earth takes 365 days to complete one ________ around the Sun.
  3. 5. The shortest day of the year is called the winter ________.
  4. 6. The path an object follows around another object.
  5. 7. The movement of Earth around the Sun.
  6. 9. The star at the center of our solar system.
  7. 11. The force that pulls objects toward each other.
  8. 15. The planet we live on.
  9. 16. The Moon appears to grow larger during this type of phase.