Across
- 2. when more than half of the moon is illuminated (lit up)
- 4. area between the latitude lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- 6. path that planets and other objects in our around the Sun
- 7. The point along the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun
- 9. when none of the moon is illuminated
- 10. line of latitude found at 66.5°
- 12. how the particles are packed in an object
- 13. this hemisphere of the Earth has its summer solstice around June 21st
- 17. Planets that CAN NOT clear the neighborhood around its orbit!
- 19. a force that pulls objects towards each other
- 21. ________ of the Earth causes Seasons
- 23. piece of an asteroid or comet that is found within Earth’s Atmosphere
- 24. when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere Sunlight is directed on the Tropic of _________
- 25. collections of ice, dust, and rock that are found in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
- 28. _______ equinox is the first day of fall
- 30. season when your shadows are the longest
- 33. small rocky objects that orbit the Sun
Down
- 1. this hemisphere of the Earth has its vernal equinox around Sep 21st
- 3. longest and shortest days of the year
- 5. tides caused when the Sun, Moon and the Earth are in a straight line
- 7. areas on Earth with drastic changes in seasons
- 8. tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 11. When the light on Earth is less concentrated and hits a larger area
- 14. when an object spins on its axis
- 15. space occupied by an object
- 16. a push or a pull
- 18. measurement of how much gravity is acting on an object
- 20. first day of spring
- 22. when less than half of the moon is illuminated (lit up)
- 26. _______ cycle is the amount of time it takes the Moon to go through all of its phases
- 27. when half of the moon is illuminated
- 29. Tides with least difference between high and low tides
- 31. line of latitude found at 0°
- 32. amount of matter in an object