Across
- 1. When the entire moon is visible.
- 4. The natural satellite of earth which does not produce its own light.
- 5. Land surrounded on all sides by water.
- 7. Earth's spinning motion on its axis. It takes 24 hours.
- 9. The large round bodies that revolve around the sun.
- 10. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- 12. The low land between hills and mountains.
- 14. A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky. Used for navigation like a map.
- 15. The different shapes we see of the moon each night, caused by the moon's changing position.
- 16. Air pressure that comes with clear skies and calm weather.
- 17. Different weather patterns at different times of the year, caused by the tilt of the earth's axis.
- 19. Earth's motion around the sun. It takes 365 1/4 days.
- 21. Tool used to measure humidity.
Down
- 2. When the earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
- 3. When the moon moves between the earth and the sun, blocking the sun's light.
- 6. When no part of moon is lit by the sun, making it dark.
- 8. Every four years we add this to our calendar to account for the 365 1/4 days it takes Earth to revolve around the sun.
- 11. The imaginary line around which the Earth spins. It is tilted.
- 13. Air pressure that comes with high wind, warm temperatures and storms.
- 18. large land mass
- 20. Land mass with high peaks.
- 22. A group of billions of stars clustered together.
