Moon, Earth and Sun
Across
- 3. Earth is not tilted toward or away from the Sun. This season comes after summer.
- 4. Type of eclipse which occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
- 5. Earth is not tilted toward or away from the Sun. This season comes after winter.
- 7. when the Moon appears to get bigger
- 9. the moon's shape (phase)when less than half of it is illuminated
- 11. in spring and fall when the Earth has equal day and night
- 12. the phase of the moon when Earth is between the moon and sun
- 13. Earths path as it revolves around the sun
- 14. the shape of Earth's orbit
- 15. type of eclipse blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
- 17. The Northern Hemisphere of Earth is tilted away from the sun. (season)
- 18. short period of climate change in an area caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun. (winter, summer, autumn, spring)
- 21. the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
- 22. The Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is tilted in toward the sun. (season)
Down
- 1. when the Moon appears to get smaller
- 2. In summer and winter when the Earth has the longest day/shortest night or the shortest day/longest night
- 6. this phase of the moon occurs about 7 days after a new moon
- 8. spinning on an axis
- 10. moving around another object in space
- 16. imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center from the North pole to the South pole
- 19. the phase of the moon when the moon is between Earth and sun
- 20. the moon's shape (phase)when more than half is illuminated