Across
- 2. What season occurs when northern axis tilts toward Sun?
- 4. What month is spring equinox?
- 9. What determines temperature variations on Earth?
- 10. How many hours long are day and night during equinox?
- 13. What length of day does the winter solstice mark?
- 16. What type of event is a solstice?
- 18. What event has equal day and night?
- 19. What season occurs when northern axis tilts away from Sun?
- 20. What about Earth’s axis causes Earth's seasons?
- 22. What shape is Earth's orbit?
- 23. What length of day does the summer solstice mark?
Down
- 1. What is Earth's movement around the Sun called?
- 3. Which hemisphere tilts toward Sun in June?
- 5. What type of equinox occurs in September?
- 6. What astronomical event marks longest/shortest day?
- 7. What month is the summer solstice in northern hemisphere?
- 8. Where does sunlight hit most directly?
- 11. What does "equinox" mean? (no spaces)
- 12. Which hemisphere tilts away from Sun in June?
- 13. 22 What month is autumn equinox?
- 14. What causes day and night?
- 15. What month is the winter solstice in northern hemisphere?
- 17. How long does Earth take to orbit the Sun? (one word)
- 21. What type of equinox occurs in March?