Earth and Space Science Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• axis : an imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole that the earth spins on
• elliptical : an oval or egg shape; the shape of earth’s orbit around the sun
• equinox : days with the same number of daylight hours as night hours
• neap : a weaker high and low tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are not in the same line as earth
• penumbra : the region where only a portion of light is blocked by an object
• revolution : movement around an orbit
• rotation : the turning of an object about its own axis (between the north pole and south pole)
• satellite : a body such as a moon that orbits another celestial body of a larger size and mass
• spring : a very high tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
• summersolstice : the day of the year with the most daylight hours
• heliocentric : a model of the solar system that has the sun at the center
• umbra : the shadow created when light is completely blocked by an object
• waning : the change in the moon’s appearance between a full moon and the following new moon
• waxing : the change in the moon’s appearance between a new moon and the following full moon
• geocentric : a model of the solar system that has the earth at the center