Moon and Sun Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. A phase where exactly half of the moon's visible surface is illuminated.
- 3. A recurring sequence of moon phases that takes about 29.5 days.
- 4. Relating to the moon; also a type of eclipse.
- 6. Type of eclipse where the moon blocks the sun.
- 8. An event where the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.
- 10. The gravitational path the moon travels around the Earth.
- 11. The moon phase where it is more than half lit, but not yet full.
- 12. The celestial body that orbits the Earth.
- 13. The phase where the moon is between the Earth and the Sun and is invisible to us.
Down
- 1. When the moon appears to be growing larger each night.
- 3. A thin, curved shape of the moon that looks like a sliver.
- 5. When the moon appears to be getting smaller or shrinking.
- 7. The planet that we live on and which the moon orbits.
- 9. When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, making it appear as a complete circle.