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rotation: A turning around as on an axis.
revolution: An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
axis: The line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
polaris: The polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
northernhemisphere: The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
southernhemisphere: The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
equator: The great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole.
tropicofcancer: The parallel of latitude 23°27 north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.
tropicofcapricorn: The parallel of latitude 23°27 south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.
orbit: The curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
directsunlight: Gets a lot of sun.
indirect sunlight: Not in the direct path of sunlight.
summersolstice: The solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
wintersolstice: The solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
equinox: The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox).
hurricane: Violent, tropical, cyclonic storm having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour.
lightning: Brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
moon: Earth’s natural satellite.
hail: pellets or balls of ice.
rainbow: Arc of prismatic colors.
cold: Chilled.
sunny: Abounding in sunshine.
ice: Solid form of water.
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Across:3. | The parallel of latitude 23°27 south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. | 4. | Solid form of water. | 8. | The curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. | 9. | The solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. | 10. | pellets or balls of ice. | 11. | Chilled. |
| 15. | The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox). | 16. | Violent, tropical, cyclonic storm having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour. | 17. | Abounding in sunshine. | 18. | Earth’s natural satellite. | 20. | The polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper. | 22. | An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. |
| | Down:1. | The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. | 2. | The solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. | 5. | A turning around as on an axis. | 6. | The parallel of latitude 23°27 north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. | 7. | The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. |
| 12. | Gets a lot of sun. | 13. | Brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. | 14. | The great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. | 19. | Arc of prismatic colors. | 21. | The line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. |
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Across:3. | The parallel of latitude 23°27 south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. | 4. | Solid form of water. | 8. | The curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. | 9. | The solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. | 10. | pellets or balls of ice. | 11. | Chilled. |
| 15. | The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox). | 16. | Violent, tropical, cyclonic storm having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour. | 17. | Abounding in sunshine. | 18. | Earth’s natural satellite. | 20. | The polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper. | 22. | An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. |
| | Down:1. | The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. | 2. | The solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. | 5. | A turning around as on an axis. | 6. | The parallel of latitude 23°27 north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. | 7. | The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. |
| 12. | Gets a lot of sun. | 13. | Brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. | 14. | The great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. | 19. | Arc of prismatic colors. | 21. | The line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. |
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