lunar cycle

1. after being full, now the moon is shrinking in size. It is more than half-way lit, but now the LEFT side is illuminated
4. the days that it takes the moon to revolve around the earth and we always see the same side of the moon.
7. earths only natural satellite
9. with little or no light
10. a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
11. the entire right half of the moon is illuminated and the moon continues to grow
13. is a latin word and it means moon
15. a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order
17. now the moon is more than half-full, but not fully lit up. it is still getting bigger
18. a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development

2. is a ball of hot plasma in the center of the solar system
3. is a planet on which we live on
4. the days each moon phase lasts
5. the side of the moon that is lit up is facing the sun and the dark side is facing the earth. We do not see a moon
6. during this phase, the right side of the moon is illuminated and resembles a smile
8. the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
11. the entire side of the moon facing earth is lit up and appears like a complete circle
12. the physical universe beyond the earths atmosphere
14. during this phase, the entire left-half of the moon is illuminated and the riht-half is dark. Were getting closer to a new moon.
16. opposite of a waxing crescent, left side of the moon is illuminated and resembles a smile or a finger-nail.