Earth, Moon, and Sun - Key Terms
Across
- 2. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
- 3. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- 9. The movement of one object around another object
- 10. The imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles
Down
- 1. A round pit on the moon’s surface
- 2. The part of a shadow that surrounds the darkest part
- 4. The two days of the year on which the sun is directly overhead at either 23.5° north or south
- 5. The spinning motion of Earth around its axis
- 6. Dark, flat areas on the moon’s surface
- 7. The darkest part of the moon’s shadow
- 8. The rise or fall of ocean water