Year 8 Universe

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Across
  1. 1. What we call the time taken for a planet to orbit its star.
  2. 6. The name of our galaxy.
  3. 7. A collection of billions of stars.
  4. 9. It is colder in the winter because the sun's rays are more ________________ on the northern hemisphere.
  5. 11. The Earth's axis is ___________ and this is what gives us the seasons.
  6. 13. In the winter, the sun appears ___________ in the sky.
  7. 15. The largest planet
  8. 16. In the the northern hemisphere in the summer, the Earth is tilted __________ the sun.
Down
  1. 2. In the northern hemisphere in the winter, the Earth is tilted ________ from the sun.
  2. 3. The dwarf planet in our solar system.
  3. 4. What we call the time taken for a planet to spin one complete cycle on its axis.
  4. 5. The fourth planet from the sun.
  5. 8. The sun rises in the _______ and sets in the west.
  6. 10. The amount of time it takes Earth to spin on its axis.
  7. 12. In the summer, the sun appears ___________ in the sky.
  8. 14. It is warmer in the summer months because the sun's rays are more __________ on the northern hemisphere.