The Earth's Seasons

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Across
  1. 3. The time it takes for earth to complete one orbit around the sun, about 365.25 days.
  2. 5. This causes the earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight, on a 23.5 degrees axis.
  3. 7. These occur twice a year, when the earth's axis is either closest to or farthest from the sun, resulting in the longest or shortest day of the year
  4. 9. The earth's movement around the sun, causing the changing of seasons.
Down
  1. 1. The time it takes for earth to make one complete rotation on its axis, roughly 24 hours.
  2. 2. The path or trajectory along which the Earth moves around the sun.
  3. 4. This occurs twice a year when day and night are equal length, happening in spring and fall
  4. 6. Divisions of the year characterized by changes in the weather, daylight and temperature such as spring, summer, fall and winter.
  5. 8. Half of the Earth is divided either horizontally (into Northern and Southern) or vertically (into Eastern and Western).
  6. 9. The spinning of the earth on its axis, which takes about 24 hours, causing day and night.