Reasons for the Seasons - Part 1

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Across
  1. 2. The Earth's axis always points towards the North Star, also called ___.
  2. 6. Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis
  3. 9. Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays.
  4. 13. True or False? The Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun at the beginning of January.
  5. 15. the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___
  6. 16. Earth's orbit, or path around the sun, is not a perfect circle. It is shaped like an oval, or an _____
  7. 17. The more ___ the sun's rays are, the more concentrated they are and therefore the more heat.
  8. 18. True or False? Direct sunlight produces more heat than indirect light.
Down
  1. 1. When the northern hemisphere has spring, the southern hemisphere has___.
  2. 3. The more spread-out or ___ the sun's rays are, the less concentrated they are and therefore the less heat.
  3. 4. True or False? The northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.
  4. 5. The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
  5. 7. If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
  6. 8. At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short?
  7. 10. The main reason that we have seasons is the ___ of earth's axis.
  8. 11. Earth ___ around the sun.
  9. 12. The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during which season?
  10. 14. In what season do we have the longest shadows?
  11. 17. The amount of time a planet takes to rotate once is called a _____