Across
- 3. the path a planet follows around the Sun or a star; the path a moon follows around a planet
- 5. eclipse when the Moon blocks the maximum amount of light from the Sun, as seen from Earth (2 words)
- 6. an imaginary straight line joining the North and South Poles of the Earth
- 7. season in which this hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun
- 9. changes in the shape of the Moon as seen from Earth
- 11. when the ocean covers slightly more land; the highest level that the tide reaches on the shore
- 12. type of tide when there is maximum difference between high and low tides; caused by the combined pull of the Moon and the Sun
- 13. energy made by atoms colliding with each other in the centre of the Sun (2 words)
Down
- 1. the Sun and all the planets, dwarf planets, moons and asteroids that travel around it and one another (2 words)
- 2. eclipse when light reflected by the Moon is blocked by Earth
- 4. an optical instrument that uses lenses and mirrors to make distant objects appear closer and larger
- 7. eclipse when light from the Sun(as seen from Earth) is blocked by the Moon (2 words)
- 8. a year, occurring once every four years, with 366 days (2 words)
- 10. season in which this hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
- 12. a celestial body appearing as a luminous point in the night sky
- 14. tide when the difference between high and low tides is smallest; occurs during the Moon’s quarter phase, when the Sun and the Moon pull in different directions