BOW Earth, Moon, and Sun
Across
- 2. type of eclipse that occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
- 3. quarter when just half of the moon's Earth-facing side is visible
- 7. two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead (Dec 21 and June 21)
- 8. the imaginary line the Earth and other objects spin on
- 9. caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as the Earth travels around the Sun
- 11. Northern and Southern halves of the Earth
- 16. to spin on an axis
- 18. the amount of space an object takes up
- 19. phases where the moon is more than half illuminated
- 21. a type of tide occurring when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned
- 22. moon when the Moon is completely illuminated
- 23. the phases of the moon that appear to be shrinking
Down
- 1. the force that pulls the moon and Earth toward each other and makes tides
- 4. to travel around/orbit around another object
- 5. cyclical rising and falling of ocean water due to the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
- 6. the amount of matter an object has
- 10. a type of tide occurring during quarter moons
- 12. two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the Sun (Sep 22 and March 21)
- 13. phases where the moon is less than half illuminated
- 14. the phases of the moon that appear to be growing
- 15. moon the phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
- 17. the name of the natural satellite of the Earth
- 20. type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon exists between the Sun and Earth
- 24. moon the phase of the moon when the moon is between Earth and the Sun