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