Earth/Moon Crossword
Across
- 2. not seeing any of the moon’s sunlit side (whole thing looks dark)
- 5. the moon doesn’t make light, but _________ (sends back) light from the sun
- 7. left hand side of the moon is lit in the Northern Hemisphere
- 10. wintertime; sun hits less directly; daylight is shorter; air is cooler
- 13. happens with each rotation/turn on Earth’s axis
Down
- 1. summertime; sun hits more directly; daylight is longer; air is warmer
- 3. half the moon is lit. Northern Hemisphere the right side is lit. left side is dark.
- 4. entire moon is lit
- 5. the moon ___________ on its axis every 27.3 days
- 6. the moon Earth once every 27.3 days
- 8. trip around the sun
- 9. occurs when the moon passes into Earth’s shadow. Moon isn’t lighted by sunlight when this happens
- 11. Earth turns on an imaginary line (while orbiting the sun)
- 12. different ways the moon looks