Eclipse
Across
- 1. spinning on an axis
- 4. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- 6. occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned
- 9. occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
- 11. Big shine thing in the sky
Down
- 2. takes place when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Full Moon and blocks the Sun's direct rays from lighting up the Moon.
- 3. occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon but the three celestial bodies do not form a straight line in space.
- 5. occurs when only the penumbra (the partial shadow) passes over you. In these cases, a part of the sun always remains in view during the eclipse.
- 7. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
- 8. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun
- 10. rotating around something