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Across
  1. 2. Time when day and night are nearly equal in length
  2. 4. locking When the Moon’s rotation period matches its orbit, showing one side to Earth
  3. 5. solstice Longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
  4. 7. Mars-sized object that collided with early Earth to help form the Moon
  5. 10. moon Phase when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and not visible
  6. 11. Tendency of an object or substance to resist changes in motion
Down
  1. 1. moon Phase when the entire lit side of the Moon is visible from Earth
  2. 3. day Time it takes Earth to rotate once relative to the stars (23 hours 56 minutes)
  3. 5. tide Occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned, producing stronger tides
  4. 6. eclipse Event when the Moon blocks the Sun from view on Earth
  5. 8. Tilted line Earth rotates on that causes seasons
  6. 9. tide Occurs when the Sun and Moon are at right angles, producing weaker tides