Studying Space - Movements of Earth: Use your Workbook (Soft Cover Book) to answer the questions on Pages 399-405.

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Across
  1. 3. March 21 or 22, another word for spring in the northern hemisphere (Page 404 - Paragraph 5)
  2. 6. Earth's orbit is an _____, or oval. (Page 400 - Paragraph 3)
  3. 8. Spinning of Earth on its axis (Page 399 - Paragraph 2)
  4. 9. December 21 or 22, another word for winter in the northern hemisphere (Page 405 - Paragraph 4)
  5. 10. September 22 or 22, another word for fall/autumn in the northern hemisphere (Page 404 - Paragraph 5)
  6. 11. A group of stars that seem to form a pattern in the sky. (Page 401 - Paragraph 1)
  7. 13. In the 1800's a scientist found _____ of Earth's rotation. (Page 399 - Paragraph 3)
  8. 14. Any year that has an extra day is called a ____. (Page 402 - Paragraph 2)
  9. 15. An object that follows a path as it revolves around another object in space. This path is called an ____. (Page 400 - Paragraph 3)
Down
  1. 1. This curving of ocean currents and wind belts.(Page 400 - Paragraph 1)
  2. 2. The motion of an object that travels around another object in space. (Page 400 - Paragraph 2)
  3. 4. The point in Earth's orbit where Earth is farthest from the sun. (Page 400 - Paragraph 4)
  4. 5. June 21 or 22, another word for summer in the northern hemisphere (Page 405 - Paragraph 2)
  5. 7. The point in Earth's orbit where Earth is closest to the sun. (Page 400 - Paragraph 4)
  6. 11. A system for describing long periods of time. (Page 402 - Paragraph 1)
  7. 12. Each complete rotation takes ___ day. (Page 399 - Paragraph 2)