Across
- 4. Farthest point from Sun in July
- 5. Sun highest in the sky at a location
- 8. Sun seems to move east to west
- 12. One rotation relative to stars (~23 hr 56 min)
- 13. Difference between clock time and solar time
- 14. Length and angle change with season
- 17. Path of the Sun across the sky
- 19. 180° longitude where calendar date changes
- 20. Equal day and night everywhere
- 22. Closest point to Sun in January
- 23. One of Earth’s 24 hourly regions
Down
- 1. Ancient use of Sun for farming and rituals
- 2. Distance north or south of equator
- 3. Spin of Earth on its axis; causes day and night
- 6. 24 hours; Sun returns to same spot
- 7. Earth’s axis leaning at 23.5°
- 9. 24-hour winter darkness near poles
- 10. Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun
- 11. Longest or shortest day of the year
- 12. Summer, fall, winter, spring
- 15. Figure-8 path of the Sun over a year
- 16. 24-hour summer daylight near poles
- 18. Earth’s spin bending winds and currents
- 21. Imaginary line through North and South Poles