Across
- 2. the most popular month to have a birthday
- 6. people come from all over to see these little insects in the Smokey Mountains during the summer
- 10. the first month when sea turtles begin laying their eggs on Florida beaches
- 11. The one U.S. state that does not follow Daylight Savings
- 12. It is officially spring in Japan when this tree starts to bloom
- 13. The month in which earth is closest to the sun
- 15. these levels are lower in the summer than in the winter
- 16. The number of tons of salt used in the U.S. each winter (approximate)
- 17. These unlikely animals climb trees every summer in Morocco to obtain fruit
- 20. Red and purples in fall leaves are usually due to this
- 21. The old name for this favorite season
- 24. Apparently, this famous French grows six inches in the summer
- 25. Has nothing to do with seasonal differences in temperature
- 26. National ice-cream month
Down
- 1. This month's full moon is called the Beaver Moon
- 3. The date of this solemnity occurs after the first full moon of the spring equinox
- 4. spring and fall begin on these days
- 5. In 2011, this desert received a record-breaking 32 inches of snowfall
- 7. The process in which trees "eat"
- 8. Bird species that holds the record for longest migratory journey (25,000 miles!)
- 9. this Halloween candy used to be called "chicken feed"
- 12. the chemical that declines in the fall
- 13. This person's feast day occurs around the time of the summer solstice, when the days get shorter. "I must decrease. He must increase."
- 14. summer and winter begin on these days
- 18. This type of flower bulb could cost about the same as a house during the 17th century
- 19. Some astronomers think that this planet hit the earth, causing earth's axial tilt
- 22. "Spring fever" dates back to the 18th century when many people came down with this disease due to a lack of fresh veggies during the winter
- 23. this well-known meteor shower occurs in August