Earth and space crossword

2. The bright part of the moon is getting smaller.
5. A ball of hot gas located at the centre of a solar system that emits light, heat and energy.
8. The season that occurs in Australia when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
9. One orbit of the Earth around the sun.
10. When sunlight from the sun is blocked by the moon.
11. The bright part of the moon is getting bigger.
14. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
15. The season that occurs in Australia when the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

1. One rotation around Earth’s axis.
3. The pull of the moon on the Earth’s oceans to create tides.
4. The moon phase during a lunar eclipse.
6. The top and bottom halves of the Earth.
7. The direction the Earth rotates.
8. A tide that occurs during a full moon or new moon. It is characterised by higher high tides and lower low tides.
12. An imaginary line that passes through the centre of a planet. Planets rotate around this line.
13. A celestial object that enters the Earth’s atmosphere, creating streaks of light.