Year 7 revision

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Across
  1. 3. phases of the moon when only a thin sliver of the moon can be seen
  2. 5. the area of partial shadow during an eclipse
  3. 7. Mars, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter
  4. 9. a ___ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun (the sun can not be seen)
  5. 11. caused by bulges of water pulled towards the moon
  6. 17. phase of the moon when following a new moon you can see a half circle of the moon’s surface
  7. 18. the celestial body that puts the moon in shadow during a lunar eclipse
  8. 19. a ___ eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun (the moon can not be seen)
  9. 21. phases of the moon when you can see all but a thin sliver of the surface of the moon
  10. 23. a time of darkness, facing away from the sun
  11. 24. ____ tides describe the highest tides, caused by the sun and moon being in alignment
  12. 26. the Earth completes one ___ every 23 hours and 56 minutes
  13. 27. when the moon is becoming more visible over the lunar cycle
  14. 29. a giant ball of gas that sends light and heat energy to earth
  15. 31. occurs on the side of Earth facing the sun
  16. 32. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
  17. 33. the time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun
Down
  1. 1. the season in which the tilt of the Earth minimises the length of the day
  2. 2. the season in which the tilt of the Earth maximises the length of the day
  3. 4. when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky, giving either the longest or shortest day of the year
  4. 6. the Earth completes one ___ of the sun every 365.256 days
  5. 8. tides are created because Earth’s water is drawn to the gravity of this celestial body
  6. 10. the Earth rotates on this to cause night and day
  7. 12. when day and night are of equal length because the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator
  8. 13. a description of the moon when you can see it as a complete circle
  9. 14. orbited by the Earth
  10. 15. when the moon is becoming less visible over the lunar cycle
  11. 16. describes the path of the planets around the sun
  12. 20. solves the problem of each year being 365.25 days long
  13. 22. the area in which a total eclipse can be seen
  14. 25. the force that pulls water towards the moon to cause tides
  15. 28. ____ tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the Earth, and are not all aligned
  16. 30. phase of the moon when it is completely in shadow