Chapter 7: The Moon
Across
- 4. a large, flat area on the surface of the moon
- 8. the moon is ________ than the earth
- 9. any object that travels around another object in space
- 11. a deep valley or trench on the moon
- 12. each complete trip of the moon around the earth
- 13. the moon has none of this
- 17. a slightly flattened circle
- 18. light colored streaks formed around craters
- 20. when the lit part of the moon is getting smaller
Down
- 1. when the moon is more than half full but not completely full
- 2. the path the moon takes around the earth
- 3. identifies how much of the near side of the moon is lit by the sun as seen from earth
- 5. when one object passes into the shadow of another object
- 6. hollowed out places on the moon
- 7. each complete spin of the moon on its axis
- 10. something that involves the moon
- 14. source of the moons light
- 15. a narrow sliver of the moon's circle shape
- 16. a measurement of the amount of matter an object has
- 19. when the lit part of the moon is getting larger