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Across
| 1 | | When the dark side of the moon is
facing the Earth, we have a _____. (3,4) |
| 5 | | When shadows are at their shortest. (6) |
| 6 | | To spin (6) |
| 8 | | When we can see all the sunlit
side of the moon, we have a _____. (4,4) |
| 10 | | When our side of the Earth is
facing the Sun. (3) |
| 13 | | The shape of the Earth. (9) |
| 16 | | Where the Sun "sets". (4) |
Down
| 1 | | When our side of the Earth is
facing away from the Sun. (5) |
| 2 | | The path an object takes through
space to travel around another
object. (5) |
| 3 | | It takes one _____ for the Earth
to orbit the Sun. (4) |
| 4 | | The force which keeps us on the
ground. (7) |
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| 7 | | It takes one lunar _____ for the
Moon to orbit the Earth. (5) |
| 9 | | Shadows are long in the morning
and evening because the Sun is at
its _____ in the sky. (6) |
| 11 | | The imaginary line connecting the
North and South Poles. (4) |
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| 12 | | The Earth's axis is slightly _____. (6) |
| 14 | | The Sun is bigger than the Earth,
so its gravitational _____ is
stronger than the Earth's. (4) |
| 15 | | Where the Sun "rises". (4) |
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