Across
- 2. Oval shape in a celestial orbit
- 5. Opposite direction to the hands of a clock
- 6. Spin or turning motion on an axis
- 7. Distance north or south from the Equator
- 9. 24-hour period of light and darkness
- 10. degree of hotness and coldness
- 12. the center of our solar system
- 15. 365 days, roughly one orbit around the sun
- 16. third planet from the sun
- 17. North Star, a guiding light in the night sky
- 19. Faulty belief or misunderstanding
- 20. Points in Earth's orbit with longest and shortest days
Down
- 1. Circular movement around a central point
- 3. East-west coordinate on a map
- 4. time of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- 8. Imaginary line dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- 11. Units of time, each approximately 30 days
- 13. path around a central object
- 14. Times of the year when day and night are equal in length
- 18. Imaginary line around which an object rotates