Across
- 1. The circular motion of a body around its center
- 5. A repeating path that an object in space takes around another object
- 8. Measures distance east or west of the prime meridian
- 9. An imaginary line that divides a planet into two hemispheres
- 10. A strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray meta
- 11. The boundary zone between Earth's crust and the mantle
- 12. The thickest layer of Earth, located between the crust and core.
- 13. How far north or south a point on Earth is from the equator.
- 14. The liquid layer of Earth's core
Down
- 2. The angle between the planet's rotational axis and orbital plane.
- 3. The day when the Earth's axis is tilted the farthest away from the sun.
- 4. The time between successive meridian transits of the sun.
- 6. The solid, central layer of the Earth, made up of iron and nickel.
- 7. The outermost layer of the planet.
- 8. Measures distance east or west of the prime meridian