6.E.1 Earth In The Universe Vocabulary Review Part 2

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Across
  1. 4. The phase of the Moon in which it is visible as a fully illuminated disk. This phase occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth as the Sun and is not in Earth's shadow.
  2. 7. decreasing; shrinking; happens any time after a full moon and before a new moon
  3. 8. The phase of the Moon that occurs when it passes between Earth and the Sun, making it either invisible or visible only as a thin crescent at sunset.
  4. 10. light up
Down
  1. 1. different appearances of the moon when seen from the earth
  2. 2. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon, less than half of the moon is illuminated
  3. 3. humped-shaped; describes the shape of the Moon as it grows from a half moon to a full moon; more than half of the moon is illuminated
  4. 5. When the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, therefore blocking the sun's rays from striking the moon. This happens when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned closely with the Earth in the middle.
  5. 6. increasing; happens any time after a new moon and before a full moon
  6. 9. occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun causing a shadow to fall on certain portions of the Earth