Earth's Rotation Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- day : period during rotation when earth is facing the sun and it is lighted
- cardinal directions : includes the 4 compass points of north, south, east and west
- night : period during earth's rotation when earth faces away from the sun and it is dark
- sundial : instrument showing the time by using the shadow of a pointer cast by the sun onto a surface marked with times
- compass : tool that uses a tiny magnet to show which direction is north
- shadow : dark area caused when an object blocks light from falling on a surface
- stars : earth's rotation during night gives the false appearance that the _ move across the sky
- movement : earth's rotation during the day gives the false appearance of the sun's _ from east to west across the sky
- axis : an imaginary line around which the earth spins
- rotation : period of 24 hours or the time it takes earth to make one complete spin on its axis
