The Sun, Moon, and Earth Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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the imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles
The spinning of Earth on its axis
The movement of one object around another
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
The day when the sun appears farthest north is the summer__ in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter __ in the southern hemisphere
"equal night"
The different shapes of the moon you see form Earth
when an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object
when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth
The very darkest part of the moon's shadow
larger parts of the shadow
A full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so.
Combined forces produce a tide with a greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
A tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.

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