Across
- 5. solstice, The shortest day of the year, it falls on December, 21.
- 6. equinox, The sun's direct rays cross Earth's equator into the Northern Hemisphere.
- 7. An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- 9. Hemisphere, The half of earth that lies south of the equator.
- 10. The earths source of energy.
- 11. The force that keeps the earth orbiting around the sun.
- 12. The earths path around the sun.
- 14. equinox, The sun's direct rays cross Earth's equator into the Southern Hemisphere.
- 15. The action of moving around an axis or center.
Down
- 1. The star that the earths axis is pointed to.
- 2. Hemisphere, The half of earth that lies north of the equator.
- 3. The four divisions of the year, marked by particular weather patterns.
- 4. An imaginary line around the middle of our planet.
- 8. solstice, The time of the longest day of the year, it falls on June, 21.
- 13. A sloping position
