Earth, Moon, & Sun Review Crossword
Across
- 5. a moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth
- 7. to shine light on an object and make it visible
- 8. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- 10. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 11. the border between light and dark on the Moon
- 12. Where does the moon get its light?
- 14. the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- 18. a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
- 20. The Moon orbits around the ________.
- 21. when the Moon is completely dark
Down
- 1. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- 2. the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- 3. The Earth orbits around the _______.
- 4. How much of the moon is always lit up?
- 6. a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
- 9. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- 13. a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
- 15. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- 16. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
- 17. The moon's phases repeat every _________.
- 19. the relative size of things