Across
- 1. the first day of summer.
- 5. the half of Earth south of the equator.
- 8. the half of Earth north of the equator.
- 12. the first day of winter.
- 14. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
- 15. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
- 2. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
- 3. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
- 4. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
- 6. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
- 7. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
- 9. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
- 10. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
- 11. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
- 13. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.