Across
- 4. There are _____ moon phases.
- 5. What is the Groton middle school mascot?
- 8. There are ______ planets in our solar system.
- 11. ______ is not considered a planet.
- 13. Some countries near the equator have mild ___ and are mostly just hot all year round.
- 15. Day and night are caused by the earth's _____.
- 16. You can tell time by looking at your ______.
- 17. What is the name of our galaxy?
- 18. A__ is 23 hours and 56 minutes.
Down
- 1. What season is your shadow longest?
- 2. The moon phases cycle from full moon to full moon is around a _____
- 3. The sun is a ____ but looks bigger because it is closer to earth.
- 6. The _______ depend on the angle of the side of the earth facing the sun.
- 7. The sun's inner core is 27 _______ degrees Fahrenheit.
- 9. _______is different on different planets.
- 10. When the southern hemisphere is having winter the northern hemisphere is having ______.
- 12. What keeps the earth from flying into space?
- 13. What planet, star or moon is around 8 light minutes from the earth?
- 14. Which planet has 57 moons?
