Eclipses
Across
- 1. There isn't a lunar/solar eclipse every month because the moon's orbit is _______.
- 4. The moon does not produce its own light. Instead it __________ light from the sun.
- 7. The moon's orbit has a ______ degree tilt.
- 11. What phase is the moon during a lunar eclipse?
- 12. Every _____ the moon completes a full orbit around the sun.
- 13. During a ________ eclipse the moon appears blood red.
- 15. An eclipse happens when the ________ of on celestial body falls on another.
- 16. What phase is the moon in during a solar eclipse?
Down
- 2. Eclipses can only happen when the sun, moon, and Earth are ______ lined up.
- 3. What is the order of celestial bodies for a solar eclipse?
- 5. The moon is always ______ percent lit by the sun.
- 6. During a ________ eclipse the sun appears to make a red "ring of fire" around the Earth.
- 8. The moon orbits around the _______.
- 9. Most of the time during a new moon, the moon passes above or _______ the Earth so it doesn't make a shadow on the Earth.
- 10. The Earth orbits around the______.
- 14. Most of the time during a full moon, the moon passes _______ or below the earth so it doesn't make a shadow .
- 15. What is the order of celestial bodies for a lunar eclipse?