Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. to move or travel around in an orbital path (Example:The earth ____ the sun once every 365.25 days)
  2. 6. distinct periods of the year marked by specific weather patterns, daylight hours, and temperature changes
  3. 8. the motion of an object as it moves around another object in an orbit
  4. 9. a celestial neighborhood, consisting of the Sun and everything that orbits it
  5. 11. The only planet that contains life
  6. 12. What the Earth does tilted at its axis
  7. 13. moderate tides that occur during the quarter moon phases, when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other
  8. 14. The star of our solar system that lights up the planet
  9. 15. a type of orbit around the sun
Down
  1. 1. Movement
  2. 2. the rhythmic rise and fall of sea levels
  3. 3. The force that pulls the moon towards the earth
  4. 4. The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth
  5. 7. Push and pull
  6. 9. a group of interacting or interrelated elements that work together to form a unified whole
  7. 10. occurs twice a month when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, creating the highest high tides and lowest low tides