Across
- 2. The path Earth takes as it goes all the way around the Sun, which takes about one year.
- 4. The time it takes Earth to go around the Sun once, which is about 365 days.
- 6. An imaginary line that goes through the middle of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. Earth spins around this line.
- 7. when part of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun, it receives slanted sunlight. This results in lower temperatures and shorter days.
- 9. when part of the Earth is tilted towards the sun, it receives more sunlight. This results in more daylight and higher temperatures.
- 11. The time when the side of Earth facing away from the Sun is dark.
- 12. The season where the sun is highest in the sky and the shadows are shortest.
Down
- 1. The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.
- 3. The season where the sun is lowest in the sky and shadows are longest.
- 5. The planet we live on, the third planet from the Sun.
- 8. The changes in weather throughout the year, caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun.
- 9. The time when the side of Earth facing the Sun has light.
- 10. The star at the center of our solar system that gives Earth light and heat.