Across
- 4. The current North Star
- 8. An object that revolves around another object
- 10. Wobbling of the Earth on its axis
- 12. Direction the Earth turns on its axis
- 14. One of the two days of the year when both the North and South Poles are the same distance from the Sun
- 15. This object rotates and revolves every 27.3 days
- 17. Imaginary line around which an object rotates
- 19. Time of the day when the Sun appears highest in the sky (2 words)
- 22. The month when the Southern Hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun
- 24. This object takes 365.25 days to revolve around the Sun
Down
- 1. Value of latitude at the Equator
- 2. Shape of the Earth's orbit; oval
- 3. The time it takes an object to make one complete revolution around another object (2 words)
- 5. The turning of an object on its axis
- 6. The apparent path of the Sun across the sky
- 7. The ISS is an example of this type of satellite
- 9. The larger the angle of separation, the __________ an object appears in the sky
- 11. One of the two equinoxes occurs in this month
- 13. The orbiting of one object around another
- 16. The Moon is an example of this type of satellite
- 18. One of the two days of the year when either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun
- 20. Imaginary line that measures distance North and South of the Equator
- 21. The month when the Northern Hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun
- 23. One of the two equinoxes occurs in this month
