Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Across
  1. 2. another name for moon
  2. 5. "growing"
  3. 6. Shortest day in Northern Hemisphere (two words)
  4. 8. different shapes of the moon as seen from earth
  5. 9. Earth’s _______ of rotation is tilted 23.5°
  6. 13. occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
  7. 14. Invisible line around Earth’s waist
  8. 16. Southern Hemisphere season that begins in December
  9. 17. Earth’s orbit is not a perfect________.
Down
  1. 1. "shrinking"
  2. 2. when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Full Moon and blocks the Sun's direct rays from lighting up the Moon.
  3. 3. when the moon is more than half visible
  4. 4. Northern Hemisphere season that begins in March
  5. 7. When the Sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator
  6. 10. Earth’s farthest point from the Sun
  7. 11. Month when Earth is closest to the Sun
  8. 12. caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as the Earth travels around the sun
  9. 15. when the moon is less than half visible