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Science Vocabulary Words
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Rotation: Turning on an axis
Revolution: turning around another object
Axis: imaginary line through the center of Earth
Astronomy:the study of galaxies, stars,planets and other celestial objects
Season: position of Earth around the sun
Solstice: winter and summer; sun's rays directed on the Tropics
Equinox: autumn and spring; sun's rays are directed on the Equator giving equal amounts of daylight and darkness
Latitude:lines that run east/west on the globe
Longitude: lines that run north to south on a globe
Prime Meridian:longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England; 0 degrees
International Date Line:long of longitude where each day begins; 180 degrees
Tropic of Cancer: line of latitude in northern hemisphere; 23.5 degrees
Tropic of Capricorn: line of latitude in southern hemisphere;23.5 degrees
Science Vocabulary Words
Across:| 3. | lines that run north to south on a globe | | 5. | line of latitude in southern hemisphere;23.5 degrees | | 8. | the study of galaxies, stars,planets and other celestial objects | | 9. | position of Earth around the sun | | 10. | autumn and spring; sun's rays are directed on the Equator giving equal amounts of daylight and darkness | | 11. | long of longitude where each day begins; 180 degrees | | 12. | lines that run east/west on the globe |
| | Down:| 1. | turning around another object | | 2. | Turning on an axis | | 4. | winter and summer; sun's rays directed on the Tropics | | 5. | line of latitude in northern hemisphere; 23.5 degrees | | 6. | longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England; 0 degrees | | 7. | imaginary line through the center of Earth |
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Science Vocabulary Words
Across:| 3. | lines that run north to south on a globe | | 5. | line of latitude in southern hemisphere;23.5 degrees | | 8. | the study of galaxies, stars,planets and other celestial objects | | 9. | position of Earth around the sun | | 10. | autumn and spring; sun's rays are directed on the Equator giving equal amounts of daylight and darkness | | 11. | long of longitude where each day begins; 180 degrees | | 12. | lines that run east/west on the globe |
| | Down:| 1. | turning around another object | | 2. | Turning on an axis | | 4. | winter and summer; sun's rays directed on the Tropics | | 5. | line of latitude in northern hemisphere; 23.5 degrees | | 6. | longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England; 0 degrees | | 7. | imaginary line through the center of Earth |
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