Across
- 1. A division of the year marked by changes in weather and daylight.
- 5. The time when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator.
- 7. The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
- 9. The time when day and night are of equal length.
Down
- 2. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates, tilted at 23.5 degrees.
- 3. The angle of Earth’s axis, which affects the intensity of sunlight received.
- 4. Earth's orbit around the sun, taking about 365.25 days.
- 5. Energy Energy from the sun that influences temperature and climate.
- 6. The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
- 8. Zone Regions of Earth divided by temperature and precipitation patterns.