Seasons and Tides

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Across
  1. 2. hottest season of the year
  2. 3. has the strongest high and low tides
  3. 4. path around the Sun
  4. 5. the imaginary line Earth spins on
  5. 8. a half of the Earth
  6. 11. relating to the moon
  7. 12. the _____ of Earth causes day and night
  8. 16. season when leaves change color (not fall)
  9. 18. affects tides but less than the moon
  10. 20. the line that divides Earth into Western and Eastern halves
  11. 22. recurring pattern of moon phases
  12. 24. Earth would not have seasons without this
  13. 25. Earth's yearlong journey around the Sun
  14. 27. coldest season of the year
  15. 29. tidal _____ occurs when water is pulled towards the moon
  16. 30. tidal cycle when the water reaches its minimum height
Down
  1. 1. moon phase where you would expect to experience a Spring tide
  2. 2. two days of the year when the sun is farthest north or south
  3. 6. type of tide with the highest tidal range
  4. 7. atmospheric conditions that change with the seasons
  5. 9. the northern and southern hemispheres always have opposite _______
  6. 10. tidal cycle when the water reaches its maximum height
  7. 13. slightly deforms the moon
  8. 14. moon phase occurring during neap tides
  9. 15. low tide is higher than low tide during spring tide
  10. 17. difference between high and low tide
  11. 19. season when flowers bloom
  12. 21. moon phase where you would expect to experience a Spring tide
  13. 23. happens when there are equal hours of daylight and darkness or one day
  14. 26. influenced by the gravitational pull of the moon
  15. 28. experience the least change in the number of hours per daylight per year