Across
- 5. One week after a full moon, we would see a _____ moon.
- 6. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, they experience ____.
- 7. When she looks at the stars each night, Nina notices that they are in a different place. This is because as Earth revolves, its ___ in space changes.
- 9. When the moon appear to get bigger in the sky, it is considered ______.
- 11. The sun rises in the _______.
- 13. This phase of the moon shows the entire circle of the moon's surface.
- 14. The moon's rocky surface has low valleys and _____.
- 16. Locations near the _____ always get direct sun, which gives warmer temperatures all year.
- 17. The _____ is visible in our daytime sky.
- 18. The moon revolves around Earth approximately once every 28 _____.
- 19. This causes night and day to occur.
- 20. The moon's surface is made of _____ without atmosphere or water.
- 22. At sunset, the sun is visible in the ______ sky.
- 23. The earth's surface is solid and _____ rock.
Down
- 1. This motion takes 365 days and creates our year.
- 2. The _____ is visible in our night sky most nights.
- 3. The seasons are caused by the _____ of the Earth.
- 4. The tilting of Earth on its axis creates the ______.
- 8. This phase of the moon makes it appear that there is no moon in the sky.
- 9. When the full moon starts to shrink in the sky, it is ______.
- 10. The surface of the sun is made up of burning hot ____.
- 12. The sun, moon, and _____ can all be seen in our sky.
- 15. One week after a new moon, we would see a _____ moon.
- 21. Earth revolves around the sun because of the force of its _____.