Across
- 2. the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial
- 4. The time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun
- 5. The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- 7. The motion of a body that travels around another body in space one complete trip along an orbit.
- 9. the solstice on Earth that occurs annually between 20 and 22 June according to the Gregorian calendar
Down
- 1. the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest south
- 3. The spin of a body on its axis
- 6. two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length
- 8. A division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun