Astronomy Vocabulary Part 2
Across
- 3. less than half of the moon is illuminated by the sun
- 7. a push or pull exerted on an object
- 9. larger and lighter part of the shadow
- 10. occurs when Earth’s shadow hits the moon
- 11. the attractive force between two objects
- 12. the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
- 13. more than half of the moon is illuminated by the sun
- 14. the darkest part of a shadow that is cone-shaped
- 16. when the moon is decreasing on the right-hand side
- 18. to pass across
Down
- 1. occurs when Moon’s shadow hits the Earth
- 2. all of the matter and energy in space
- 4. caused by the “tug of war” between gravity and inertia on an object
- 5. the coming together of matter due to gravity to form larger objects
- 6. tendency for an object to resist a change in motion
- 8. when one object in space comes between the sun and a different object
- 15. a large collection of stars held together by gravity
- 17. when the moon is increasing on the right-hand side