Earth, Sun, Moon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. moon Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
  2. 4. half of a sphere (Earth)
  3. 6. The time at which the tide reaches its highest level
  4. 9. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
  5. 11. The time at which the tide reaches its lowest level
  6. 13. A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 27.3 days.
  7. 15. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  8. 17. Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  9. 18. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  10. 23. ring-shaped
  11. 25. Circular movement around an axis
  12. 26. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant
  13. 27. moon moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.
Down
  1. 1. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
  2. 2. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
  3. 3. The path of an object as it revolves (moves around) around another object in space
  4. 5. The movement of an object around another object
  5. 7. A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  6. 8. Earth's orbit is shaped like an ellipse, which looks like a circle that has been squashed or flattened a little bit
  7. 10. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  8. 12. The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  9. 14. Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  10. 16. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere; this looks like long, thread-like strands of plasma coming out from the Sun's surface
  11. 19. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
  12. 20. not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or something
  13. 21. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  14. 22. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
  15. 24. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases