ES Chapter 22C Sun, Moon, and Earth System Ideas

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Across
  1. 2. the time it takes the earth to complete one rotation
  2. 7. the time it takes the earth to orbit the sun
  3. 10. the earth casts its shadow on the moon's surface
  4. 11. the moon casts its shadow on the earth's surface
  5. 13. the phase of the moon that begins the lunar cycle
  6. 14. the amount of time it takes the moon to orbit the earth
  7. 15. a phase which is not quite full
Down
  1. 1. special constellations that line the sun's ecliptic
  2. 3. to an earth-bound observer, the sun's motions
  3. 4. a phase which is not quite a quarter
  4. 5. caused by the tilt of the earth's axis in relation to sun
  5. 6. the phase of the moon halfway through the lunar cycle
  6. 8. the earth's spinning on its axis
  7. 9. the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun
  8. 12. the sun's apparent path against the background of stars