Earth-Sun-Moon System Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the regular rise and fall of the ocean's waters
  2. 5. two times a year when the sun is exactly above the equator
  3. 6. occuring one after another without interruption
  4. 7. a period of the year with certain weather patterns and day lengths
  5. 10. two halves of earth divieded by the equator into northern and southern
  6. 11. solar energy is more spread out decreasing the temperature
  7. 13. tide with the smallest tidal difference in water levels between high tides and low tides
Down
  1. 1. two times a year when the sun is at its highest and lowest position in the sky
  2. 3. solar energy is more concentrated increasing the temperature
  3. 4. the movement of one object around another
  4. 7. tide with the greatest possible difference between high and low water levels
  5. 8. the complete sequence of the moon's phases from new moon to full moon and back again
  6. 9. the imaginary straight line on which an object spins
  7. 12. imaginary line around the earth that goes midway between the North Pole and South Pole; divideds it inot two equal halves