Earth, Moon and Sun
Across
- 5. eclipse: when the Moon is completely dark
- 7. the border between light and dark on the Moon
- 9. moon: a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- 11. the relative size of things
- 12. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- 13. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- 14. phase: the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- 15. a planet outside our solar system
- 18. moon: a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- 19. system: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
Down
- 1. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- 2. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- 3. moon: a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- 4. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- 6. moon: a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- 8. to shine light on an object and make it visible
- 10. a moon outside our solar system
- 16. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 17. moon: a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth