Across
- 2. natural object that orbits a planet
- 3. one complete trip around the Sun; Earth makes one every 365 ¼ days
- 6. path one object takes around another object
- 7. an imaginary line that an object rotates around
- 11. occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow and is no longer reached by direct sunlight
- 12. to move or shift as to lean
- 13. day & night are almost exactly the same length all over the world because Sun’s rays shine directly on the equator
Down
- 1. complete spin on the axis; Earth makes one every day or every 24 hours
- 4. occurs when one object moves in front of another object in space
- 5. occurs when the Moon passes directly between Earth & the Sun
- 8. a period of the year with varied weather conditions
- 9. the appearance and shape of the Moon as seen from Earth
- 10. the longest and shortest days of the year — the days when the sun is furthest from the Equator