Spaceship Earth Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. where the sun sets
  2. 4. a star the doesn't appear to move directly above the north pole
  3. 6. imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole through the middle of earth
  4. 7. the shadows in the middle of the day
  5. 9. a large sphere that orbits a star in outer space
  6. 10. something scientists create to study when the real thing is too big or small to use
  7. 12. a constellation you can see in autumn
  8. 17. a tool used to tell time by using the changing shadows
  9. 18. when objects spin around a central point or axis
  10. 20. the amount of time that passes for the Earth to rotate around its axis
  11. 21. moon phase when moon looks dark
  12. 23. when starts appear to move across the sky due to the earth's rotation
  13. 24. moon phase when a moon looks like a little less than a full circle
Down
  1. 1. a group of stars in the night sky that form a pattern
  2. 3. a constellation you can see in spring
  3. 5. distance around a circle
  4. 8. moon phase when moon looks like a sliver
  5. 11. the shadows in the morning and evening
  6. 13. where the sun rises
  7. 14. a time of year with specific weather that repeats every year
  8. 15. circling another object like the Earth around the sun
  9. 16. moon phase when the moon looks like a full circle
  10. 19. the amount of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun
  11. 22. a constellation you can see in winter
  12. 25. a constellation you can see in summer