Across
- 3. Solstice The longest day of the year, around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 7. Equinox The day when and night are equal in length, around September 22nd-23rd in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 8. Solstice The shortest day in the year, around December 21st in the Northern hemisphere.
- 10. Zone The mild regions between the tropics and the polar circles.
- 11. of Capricorn Latitude 23.5 degrees South, where the sun is directly overhead on the winter solstice.
Down
- 1. The imaginary line Earth spins around, tilted at 23.5 degrees
- 2. Equinox The day when day and night are equal length, around March 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 4. Sun Time in polar regions when the Sun is visible at midnight.
- 5. An imaginary line Earth spins around at 0 degree latitude.
- 6. Nights Time in polar regions when the sun does not rise for weeks or months.
- 9. Zone The hot region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
- 11. of Cancer Latitude 23.5 degrees North, where the sun is directly overhead the summer solstice.
