Module 7 - 8 Vocabulary (8)

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Across
  1. 3. when Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun.
  2. 8. an occurrence during which the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface.
  3. 9. the path an object follows as it moves around another object.
  4. 13. the line on which an object rotates.
  5. 14. phases of the Moon during which more of the Moon's near side is lit each night.
  6. 15. phases of the Moon during which less of the Moon's near side is lit each night.
Down
  1. 1. the orbit of one object around another object.
  2. 2. when Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun.
  3. 4. the central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.
  4. 5. the lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth.
  5. 6. the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked.
  6. 7. the spin of an object around its axis.
  7. 10. an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.
  8. 11. a huge collection of stars, gas, and dust.
  9. 12. an occurrence during which the moon moves into Earth's Shadow.