Astronomy Vocabulary Part 2

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