Word Work #4, Part 1 Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. a day when Earth’s rotation axis is leaning along Earth’s orbit, neither toward or away from the sun
  2. 8. occurs when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow
  3. 9. a meteoroid that strikes Earth
  4. 10. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  5. 11. a spinning motion
  6. 13. marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun
  7. 14. a day when the Earth’s rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun
  8. 15. the streak of light created when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  2. 2. a solar system object that is smaller than an asteroid or a comet
  3. 3. the motion of one object around another object
  4. 4. the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
  5. 5. the force of attraction between 2 objects
  6. 6. when the moon’s shadow appears on Earth’s surface
  7. 12. the path an object follows as it moves around another object