Earth in Space
Across
- 3. Darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
- 5. Moon appears completely lit
- 7. Phase with a small sliver of the moon lit
- 11. When the moon's shadow falls on earth
- 12. Amount of the moon always lit by the sun
- 13. One spin of the earth; 24 hours
- 14. The name for phases of the moon when the lit portion is decreasing
- 15. Not the darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
- 17. Theory explaining that the moon was created after a collision between Earth and a Mars-like planet
- 18. Season caused by the earth tilting away from the sun
- 19. Either the longest or shortest day of the year
Down
- 1. Phase with a large portion of the moon lit, but not a full moon
- 2. Season caused by the earth tilting toward the sun
- 4. When the earth's shadow falls on the moon
- 6. Type of eclipse where the moon is too far from the sun to cast a large shadow on Earth
- 8. When the amount of sunlight is equal to the amount of darkness
- 9. Imaginary line passing through the North and South Pole
- 10. One orbit around the sun; 365.25 days
- 11. Caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth
- 14. The name for the phases of the moon then the lit portion is increasing
- 15. Type of eclipse where the penumbra falls on an object
- 16. Moon appears dark