Earth, Moon, & Sun Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The lit portion of the Moon appearing to grow
  2. 6. The lit portion of the Moon appearing to get smaller
  3. 7. Occurs when the Moon gets between Earth and the Sun, and the Moon casts a shadow over Earth
  4. 10. To move in a path around something
  5. 11. Rise and fall of the levels of the ocean
  6. 12. A space rock that enters a planet's atmosphere
  7. 13. The force by which a planet or other body pulls objects toward its center
  8. 14. Large object made of dust and ice that orbits the Sun
Down
  1. 1. Celestial body in space that orbits larger body
  2. 3. Occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow
  3. 4. The path an object follows as it moves around another object
  4. 5. small, rocky object that orbits the Sun
  5. 8. To spin around a central point (axis)
  6. 9. An invisible line around which an object rotates