Across
- 6. type of eclipse that occurs when a full moon lines up directly with the Earth and Sun
- 7. type of eclipse that occurs when a new moon lines up directly with the Earth and Sun
- 9. amount of time it takes the earth to complete one rotation
- 12. small irregularities in the Earth's precession
- 13. will be our new Northern Star in the year 14,000
- 14. season in which the Northern Hemisphere's tilted away from the Sun
Down
- 1. center of mass of a system around which two objects orbit
- 2. direction in which Earth's axis points continually changes and makes a complete circle every 26,000 years
- 3. movement of the Earth around the Sun
- 4. currently our Northern Star
- 5. imaginary line running through the center of the Earth
- 8. season in which the Northern Hemisphere's tilted towards the Sun
- 10. causes Earth to experience seasons
- 11. spinning of Earth about its axis
