Earth, Sun & Moon CW 2

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Across
  1. 2. type of eclipse that occurs when Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun
  2. 3. decreasing in size.
  3. 5. to spin around an axis
  4. 6. Moon phase in which all of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  5. 8. Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  6. 11. when one celestial body blocks light from another
  7. 13. type of eclipse that occurs when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow
  8. 15. the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse
  9. 17. the path of a celestial body (such as a moon or a planet) around a larger celestial body.
  10. 22. one of the two days of the year in which the length of the day is equal to the length of the night
  11. 23. to brighten with light.
  12. 24. the part of Earth located north of the equator
  13. 28. amount of energy from the Sun that a location receives in a day.
  14. 29. Moon phase in which exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated (occurs when the Moon has gone three quarters of the way around Earth)
  15. 30. the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
  16. 31. the measure of how cold or hot something is
Down
  1. 1. Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated
  2. 3. increasing in size
  3. 4. to move around another object
  4. 7. a location’s distance north or south of the equator
  5. 9. type of eclipse that occurs when the view of the Sun from Earth is blocked by the moon
  6. 10. the amount of solar energy striking a location in a single hour
  7. 12. Four divisions of the year marked by weather patterns and daylight hours
  8. 14. the longest day of the year
  9. 16. the part of Earth located south of the equator
  10. 18. the shortest day of the year
  11. 19. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs around _________ 21
  12. 20. Moon phase in which none of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  13. 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around ________ 21
  14. 25. type of eclipse that occurs when Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun
  15. 26. Moon phase in which exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated (occurs when the Moon has gone one quarter of the way around Earth).
  16. 27. an imaginary line around which an object rotates