Earth-Sun-Moon

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Across
  1. 2. I describe the Moon as less of it becomes illuminated (lit up) during the month.
  2. 4. I describe how the Moon looks at any given point during the month. The are 8 (main ones) of me.
  3. 8. I am the darkest, most solid part of a shadow when there is an eclipse.
  4. 9. I am what happens when the moon lines up between the Earth & Sun.
  5. 10. I describe a characteristic of Earth in space. I am 23.5 degrees.
  6. 12. I am the season that begin around March 21st.
  7. 14. I describe the type of sunlight a hemisphere of Earth receives when it is tilted towards the Sun.
  8. 16. I am a word used to describe the "longest" and "shortest" days of the year.
  9. 19. I am the lighter, less solid part of a shadow when there is an eclipse.
  10. 21. I describe the Moon as more of it becomes illuminated (lit up) during the month.
Down
  1. 1. I am the season that begins around June 21st.
  2. 3. I am a word that means "to light up".
  3. 5. I describe two days a year when the Sun is directly above the equator.
  4. 6. I am what happens when the Earth lines up between the Sun and Moon.
  5. 7. I describe the type of sunlight a hemisphere of Earth receives when it is tilted away from the Sun.
  6. 11. I am the season in Iowa when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
  7. 13. I describe a moon phase where 3/4 of the moon is illuminated.
  8. 15. I am the season that begins around September 21st.
  9. 17. I am the star at the center of our solar system.
  10. 18. I am the planet involved during a solar or lunar eclipse.
  11. 20. When I get between the Earth and Sun I may cast a small shadow on Earth.